UNSPSC 23181525: Food materials defrosting machine

Industrial equipment that defrosts food materials such as frozen meat, fish, vegetables, and fruits.( excluding microwave ovens)

UNSPSC 23181525 Food materials defrosting machine is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity centered on food service equipment and institutional kitchen operations. State and local governments buy under this code primary commercial kitchen equipment, but the recent-opportunities block shows no direct defrosting-machine solicitations. Instead, the code's recent activity reflects a much broader food service equipment category: school districts, county governments, and independent school districts are soliciting walk-in coolers, freezers, serving line equipment, dishwashers, fryers, and milk coolers—refrigeration and thermal processing systems that support child nutrition and institutional dining programs. The solicitation activity suggests code-tagging in state and local systems may be imprecise, with food service equipment buyers using this Commodity code as a catch-all for refrigeration, defrosting, and thermal food preparation gear rather than reserving it strictly for standalone defrosting machines.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Mesquite ISD, SCUC ISD, Northside ISD, Warren Consolidated Schools, Klein ISD, Cleburne ISD, Clio Area Schools, and Fulton County Schools in Georgia); county governments (Hillsborough County Florida, Harris County Texas, Pinellas County Florida); and independent school districts across Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Connecticut, and Florida. Recent representative opportunities include SCUC ISD (Texas) RFP #26-024S for commercial food service serving line equipment with proposals due August 4, 2026; KIPP Texas Public Schools RFP 2526-004 for 73 school milk coolers across Houston-area campuses, proposals due July 13, 2026; and Northside Independent School District (Texas) IFB 2026-078 for kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, and repair services, proposals due May 28, 2026. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas (Mesquite, SCUC, Cleburne, Klein, Northside, KIPP, Magnolia ISDs; Harris County), Florida (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Tampa Bay area), Michigan (Warren, Clio, Coldwater, Belding), and Georgia (Fulton County, Henry County). The code's activity is driven by state and local budget cycles for school nutrition equipment upgrades and institutional facility modernization, with most opportunities posted in spring and early summer for summer or fall delivery and installation.