UNSPSC 23181500: Food preparation machinery

UNSPSC 23181500 Food preparation machinery (Class) covers the supply, furnishing, and installation of commercial kitchen equipment used in food service operations within state and local jurisdictions. The category encompasses serving counters, cold and hot food well units with refrigeration, cash register stands, and associated components such as sneeze guards, tray slides, and lighting — equipment typically specified by NSF and UL certification standards and constructed from stainless steel. School districts represent the issuing bodies soliciting under this code, procuring kitchen equipment to support cafeteria and food service operations across their food service lines.

School District U-46 in Illinois, serving more than 34,000 students across 57 schools in the Chicago northwest suburbs, posted a competitive bid (Solicitation 4022526) on January 26, 2026 for Food & Nutritional Services Service Line Equipment with a response deadline of February 6, 2026. The solicitation called for Duke Manufacturing serving counter utility units in multiple widths (60-inch, 74-inch, and 88-inch), cold food well units, hot/cold/freeze drop-in food well units, cash register stands, and components including sneeze guards and LED lighting, all specified to exact model numbers with no substitutions permitted without authorization. Deliveries to Streamwood High School must occur Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and successful bidders must hold one-year manufacturer's warranties and provide commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence; the District welcomed participation from minority-owned and women-owned businesses and reserved the right to award the contract in whole or in part or on an item-by-item basis. Limited recent state and local procurement activity is evident under this code.