UNSPSC 23181703: Cooking machinery

UNSPSC 23181703 Cooking machinery is a Commodity code encompassing the purchase, delivery, and installation of commercial food service equipment to state and local institutions, particularly schools and state agencies operating large kitchen facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying natural gas and electric convection ovens, walk-in coolers and freezers, steamers, ranges, dishwashers, and related kitchen appliances alongside repair and maintenance services. The work includes equipment specification, delivery, on-site installation, warranty support, and integrated parts and supplies procurement. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state education departments, with individual districts managing multi-site deployments across dozens of school nutrition facilities. State agencies also solicit under this code for institutional cafeteria and food service operations.

Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Northside Independent School District in Texas, and Georgia state agencies represent recent activity. The Hillsborough County ITB 26147-ITB-DST, due originally May 26, 2026 and updated June 30, 2026, procured large food service equipment delivery and installation across multiple school nutrition sites with USDA funding and Buy American compliance requirements. The Northside Independent School District IFB 2026-078, due May 28, 2026, solicited kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services across 132 schools and 15 support sites in Texas under a one-year contract with two renewal options, with pricing maintained firm for twelve months and adoption rights extended to cooperative purchasing alliance members. A Georgia state agency RFP 9060_1005_210, due November 2, 2026, sought purchase and installation of three natural gas convection ovens. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Florida, and Georgia; responses should be submitted electronically to district procurement portals with FOB Destination pricing, liftgate-capable trucking, inside delivery, and Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms standard across recent awards.