UNSPSC 24131500: Industrial refrigerators

UNSPSC 24131500 Industrial refrigerators is a Class code encompassing walk-in and reach-in freezer and cooler units that state and local governments procure for food service, evidence storage, and operational needs across corrections facilities, schools, universities, parks departments, and other public entities. Recent state and local solicitations show active procurement of prefabricated walk-in freezer and cooler combination units with remote refrigeration systems, reach-in models for specialized storage, and modular equipment suitable for rapid deployment or replacement in occupied facilities. The issuing bodies span school districts (both K–12 and higher education), county sheriff's offices and corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county parks and recreation departments, state workforce commissions, and municipal cultural facilities, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing as a repeat buyer across multiple recent refrigerated-container procurements for state jail facilities.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas, California, Minnesota, and Florida, with Texas showing the highest recent volume driven by TDCJ's standing procurement need for refrigerated storage containers across multiple units and facilities. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office (Georgia) soliciting sealed bids for a walk-in freezer replacement with evaporator and condensing units, due August 7, 2026, under IFB; Sacramento County Sheriff's Property Warehouse (California) requesting bids on a prefabricated frost-free freezer kit compatible with existing units, due July 7, 2026, under RFB; Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple concurrent ITBs for refrigerated storage containers at Bell, Kyle, Lindsey, and Willacy County facilities, all with electronic submission through the Bonfire portal and response deadlines in mid-July 2026; Houghton Lake Community Schools (Michigan) requesting proposals for walk-in freezer replacement at an elementary school, due May 22, 2026, under RFP; and the Texas Workforce Commission issuing an RFP for refrigeration system remediation at the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center in Austin, due June 23, 2026, emphasizing 2-stage compressor installation and minimal disruption to occupied facilities. Prevailing wage requirements, performance bonds, comprehensive insurance (typically $1 million general liability), and compliance with federal procurement standards (2 CFR Part 200 where grant-funded) appear consistently across solicitations; set-asides and local preferences vary by jurisdiction, with DVBE, HUB, and SWMBE participation encouraged in several school and county procurements but not uniformly mandated.