UNSPSC 23181808: Ripple machine

A device used for blending different products into ice cream.

UNSPSC 23181808 Ripple machine is a Commodity code that captures food processing and preparation equipment solicited by state and local school districts and institutional food service operations. State and local buyers under this code are primarily school districts and state-supported living centers conducting child nutrition and institutional meal service operations. The recent opportunities show that state and local procurement offices tag kitchen equipment broadly under this code—including food processors, blenders, mixers, and related commercial kitchen appliances—though the nominal "ripple machine" descriptor does not match the actual scope of equipment being solicited. School districts represent the dominant buyer base, with secondary activity from state agencies managing institutional residential facilities.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017689 for kitchen equipment at the Denton State Supported Living Center (due July 29, 2026), and earlier solicited equipment for San Angelo State Supported Living Center (due January 6, 2026). Northside Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas posted IFB 2026-078 for kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services (due May 28, 2026), replacing an expiring contract and requiring all vendors to respond to maintain their business relationship with the district; the procurement extends to other districts through the Central Texas Purchasing Alliance cooperative purchasing mechanism. Somerset Independent School District solicited large kitchen equipment across various locations (RFP26005, due June 17, 2026). In Georgia, Atlanta Public Schools (the seventh-largest school system in the state) issued proposals for commercial kitchen equipment repair, preventive maintenance, installation, and replacement services (PE76101NONST2026000000137, due May 20, 2026, with pre-proposal conference April 29, 2026) and Fulton County Schools solicited small food equipment (PE55101NONST2026000000175, due April 14, 2026). Additional activity appears in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, due April 28, 2026) and Illinois (Department of Human Services Elisabeth Ludeman Center, due March 9, 2026). Temple Independent School District in Bell County, Texas solicited kitchen equipment and fixtures for a new high school cafeteria with October 2026 delivery (RFP00826, due March 25, 2026), structured as line-item bids with multiple vendor awards possible and evaluation weighted heavily toward pricing (40 points of 100) and technical specification compliance including NSF certification and ENERGY STAR qualification.