UNSPSC 24131606: Plate freezers

UNSPSC 24131606 Plate freezers (Commodity) covers walk-in freezer units and refrigerated storage containers that state and local governments procure for food service, evidence storage, and institutional operations. Recent solicitations show school districts, county sheriff's offices, state criminal justice and health agencies, and municipal departments buying prefabricated walk-in freezer systems with associated refrigeration, installation, and removal services. Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (elementary through high schools and community colleges), correctional facilities, law enforcement evidence units, and state-supported living centers. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia, Michigan, and Texas K–12 systems soliciting replacement or new walk-in freezers for cafeteria operations. County and state agencies, particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia sheriff's offices, solicit refrigerated storage containers for evidence and inmate food storage. The mix includes small rural districts, large metro districts, county correctional facilities, and state health and human services departments.

Recent opportunities span multiple states with concentration in Texas, Georgia, and Michigan. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted five separate refrigerated container solicitations (Lindsey State Jail, B Moore Unit, Kyle Unit, Willacy County State Jail, Bell Unit) between late June and early July 2026, signaling sustained demand from state corrections. Georgia school districts and sheriff's offices (Gwinnett County, Richmond County, Pierce County, Bartow County) issued walk-in freezer RFPs in April through July 2026, with response dates ranging from May through August 2026. Michigan school districts (Houghton Lake, West Ottawa, Midland) and Kansas municipalities (City of Wichita) posted comparable RFPs in late winter and spring 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' sealed-bid procurement (RFB, due August 7, 2026) for Sheriff's Office Freezer #8 replacement including removal, new walk-in freezer installation, evaporator and condensing units, and structural modifications; Sacramento County Sheriff's Property Warehouse's RFB for a prefabricated frost-free evidence-storage freezer kit (due July 7, 2026) with Dalton brand specifications and August 30, 2026 delivery deadline due to grant funding; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for Heatcraft refrigeration equipment installation at Denton State Supported Living Center (due June 26, 2026 for the original posting, reissued as V2 due June 26, 2026). School districts typically award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; correctional and law enforcement agencies emphasize rapid response capability and temperature precision. Prevailing wage and federal procurement compliance (2 CFR 200, Davis-Bacon) apply to grant-funded projects. Insurance and bonding requirements are standard, with commercial general liability typically $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence.