UNSPSC 23181704: Steaming machinery

UNSPSC 23181704 Steaming machinery (Commodity) covers commercial steam kettles and related equipment delivery to school nutrition facilities, detention centers, and other institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy electric steam kettles, retort equipment components, and large commercial food service machinery under this code, typically specified by brand and model number (Cleveland Range kettles appear in recent bids) with installation and removal services included. Issuing bodies include school districts—both individual districts and large unified systems—county corrections facilities, and state transportation departments. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Northside Independent School District (Texas), and San Bernardino County Sheriff/Coroner all solicited steaming equipment or related food service machinery within the past four months; Texas Department of Transportation sought retort equipment parts. School districts represent the dominant buyer type, procuring equipment for student nutrition programs under USDA funding with Buy American and prevailing wage compliance requirements when contract value exceeds $100,000.

Activity spans Florida, Texas, and California across recent postings. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued ITB 26147-ITB-DST in May 2026 (due date originally May 26, superseded by Notice of Intent to Award June 30, 2026) for large food service equipment delivery to multiple school sites with firm fixed pricing, four addenda, and pre-screening vendor qualification assessments. San Bernardino County Sheriff sought two KEL80 and four KDL80SH Cleveland Range electric steam kettles with installation to detention facilities in Adelanto and Rancho Cucamonga under IFB due September 24, 2026, with a 5% local-vendor preference and Net 60 payment terms. Northside Independent School District (Texas) solicited kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services including steamers through IFB 2026-078 (due May 28, 2026) for 132 schools and 15 support sites with one-year term and two one-year renewal options available to Central Texas Purchasing Alliance member districts. The Texas Department of Transportation and State of Texas both posted IFB solicitations for steam kettles and retort parts in August 2026 with brief turnaround timelines.