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 capturing equipment used in institutional and school food operations, though recent state and local solicitations show the code sees minimal direct activity—only one recent opportunity explicitly names defrosting equipment as a single line item within a broader food service procurement. The actual buying under this code spans commercial kitchen equipment for school districts, county facilities, and municipal food service operations, including serving lines, walk-in coolers and freezers, dishwashers, fryers, and related food preparation and holding equipment that schools and public agencies acquire to support child nutrition programs and institutional dining.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with active solicitations from Hanover-Horton, Warren Consolidated, Clio Area, and other Michigan districts; Klein, SCUC, Somerset, and KIPP Texas districts; and smaller districts in Connecticut, Florida, and beyond. County governments and municipalities also procure food service equipment—Hillsborough County (Florida), San Mateo County Medical Center, and Pinellas County facilities regularly solicit for kitchen maintenance and specialized equipment. Michigan and Texas show the heaviest recent concentration of food equipment solicitations, with secondary activity across Florida, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Hanover-Horton School District's RFP-2027-001 and RFP-2027-002 for high school and elementary food service lines (sealed bids due October 5, 2026), solicitation RFPLCAS2600000023421 from Missaukee County and the City of Lansing for food service equipment (due August 3, 2026), SCUC ISD's RFP #26-024S for commercial serving line equipment at two intermediate schools (due August 4, 2026), and Mesquite ISD's paired RFPs 2026-009 and 2026-010 for walk-in cooler and freezer combo units with full installation (due June 4, 2026). Procurement activity typically includes design-build or turnkey installation scope alongside equipment supply, with most school contracts following the National School Lunch Program and requiring Buy American certifications and federal compliance.