UNSPSC 24131504: Refrigerated containers

UNSPSC 24131504 Refrigerated containers, a Commodity code, encompasses walk-in freezers, portable refrigerated storage units, and specialized refrigeration equipment that state and local governments procure for food service operations, evidence storage, detention facilities, and institutional kitchens. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring prefabricated walk-in freezer systems with associated condensing and evaporator units, brand-specific freezer doors and replacement components, portable refrigerated containers for rental or purchase, and installation or remediation services for existing refrigeration infrastructure. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Workforce Commission), county governments (Gwinnett County Georgia, Pinellas County Florida, Sacramento County California, Richmond County Georgia), cities (City of Austin), school districts (Houghton Lake Community Schools Michigan, Life School Texas, Richmond County schools Georgia), and special-purpose entities (Sourcewell cooperative procurement). Texas dominates recent activity, with multiple TDCJ facilities soliciting refrigerated storage containers alongside institutional buyers in Georgia, California, and Michigan.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Austin's IFB 9000 ACA1011REBID (due September 15, 2026) for rental, delivery, maintenance, and service of four types of portable refrigerated containers for DNA evidence storage at the Forensic Science Evidence Unit, with Local and Small Business pricing discounts of 5% or 3% depending on contract value; the State of California's RFB IS_27200112 (due September 15, 2026) for brand-specific freezer door procurement and installation with mandatory job-walk attendance and CBE certification requirements; Life School's RFP 2026-01 (due September 28, 2026) for kitchen equipment including refrigerated units with federal School Nutrition Program funding and Buy American content requirements; Gwinnett County's IWQ 137909 (due September 9, 2026) for purchase and installation of five refrigeration line items including two full-height freezers and an ice machine at Lenora Park Community Center; the Texas Workforce Commission's RFP 3202600135 for kitchen cooler remediation at Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center involving removal and replacement of walk-in cooler compressor systems; and Houghton Lake Community Schools' RFPHLCS2600000019442 (due May 22, 2026) for walk-in freezer replacement at Collins Elementary with demolition, installation, and multi-year warranty components. Set-asides and preferences appear inconsistently—CBE certifications in California, SBE price preferences in Pinellas County Florida, DVBE compliance in Sacramento County, and Buy American requirements in Texas school nutrition programs—indicating variable state and local procurement frameworks.