UNSPSC 24113104: Cold storage box

UNSPSC 24113104 Cold storage box is a Commodity code covering walk-in cooler and freezer units, remote refrigeration systems, and portable cold storage equipment that state and local governments procure for food service operations, evidence storage, and facility maintenance. Recent solicitations show school districts and education service centers as the dominant buyer segment, with occasional activity from state workforce agencies, correctional facilities, and municipal police departments. The work involves equipment procurement (purchase of new cooler/freezer units), equipment replacement (removal and installation of units in existing spaces), and ancillary refrigeration services including maintenance, repair, and emergency portable unit rental. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, county school systems, university procurement offices, state workforce and youth corrections agencies, city police departments, and regional education cooperatives operating multi-district purchasing vehicles.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary opportunities in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include Temple Independent School District's RFP for walk-in cooler/freezer units and associated kitchen equipment for a new cafeteria (response deadline March 25, 2026, ITB format); Pierce County School System's RFP for walk-in cooler and freezer replacement at Pierce County Middle School in Georgia (response deadline May 6, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid meeting April 14, 2026); Texas Workforce Commission's RFP for kitchen cooler remediation and refrigeration system replacement at Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center in Austin (response deadline June 23, 2026); and Oregon Youth Authority's RFQ for on-call refrigeration installation, repair, replacement, and maintenance services across nine youth correctional facilities statewide (response deadline May 22, 2026, contract not to exceed $250,000). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas has issued back-to-back cooperative purchasing vehicles for educational activities and supplies (EDACT2324 and EDACT2628), with estimated total expenditures of $40.677 billion over two years under the current cycle.