UNSPSC 23181517: Fermented soybean machine

A machine that produces fermented soybeans in standardized shape. After washing the beans to remove impure substances, the machines soaks them in a water tank and filters and steams them.

UNSPSC 23181517 Fermented soybean machine is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent activity in state and local procurement matching its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity tagged under this code—the City of Albany, Georgia, Downtown Development Authority's RFP #27-018 for lease operation or sale of a craft beverage production and event space—concerns beverage facility management, hospitality operations, and commercial real estate transactions, not fermented soybean production equipment or machinery. The solicitation seeks operators for a 23,700-square-foot industrial facility with cellar-vessel infrastructure and draft-system capacity, targeting three operational pathways: standalone production and distribution, taproom and event hospitality, or integrated full-facility management. The mismatch between the code's fermented-soybean-machine designation and the actual scope of work signals that this code does not currently reflect genuine state and local procurement activity in the fermented-soybean equipment segment.

The City of Albany (Downtown Development Authority), the sole recent issuing body under this code, posted RFP #27-018 on September 1, 2026, with proposals due October 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for September 9, 2026; written questions close September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; and final addenda will be issued by September 22, 2026. The best-value evaluation framework allocates 25 points each to team qualifications and past performance, concept quality and market alignment, operational plan and facility activation timeline, and financial plan and transaction offer. Respondents may propose a long-term commercial lease with base monthly rent or a property acquisition with specified earnest money, proof of financing, and closing timeline. Commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million annual aggregate is mandatory. The city encourages minority and disadvantaged business participation and enforces a strict Cone of Silence, with violations resulting in mandatory disqualification.