UNSPSC 39112604: Wax candle

UNSPSC 39112604 Wax candle (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local opportunities. The recent contract activity tagged to this code predominantly involves food service contracting — grocery supplies for school nutrition programs, frozen and canteen food for state institutions, prison commissary operations, and municipal food distribution — rather than candles or wax products. The issuing bodies span school districts (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, Tattnall County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Coffee County School Nutrition Program), state departments of corrections and health and human services (Michigan MDOC, Texas HHS Commission), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Michigan DTMB), county governments (Gwinnett County), and a municipal economic development authority (Invest Atlanta). School nutrition programs and correctional institution food service appear most frequently across the opportunities.

Geographic concentration is evident in Georgia and Michigan, with additional activity in Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Corrections' RFP 260000001218 for prison commissary services statewide across 26 facilities (posted April 24, 2026, due June 15, 2026; subsequently awarded to Keefe Commissary Network at $240 million over five years), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017562 for candy and canteen food at Rusk State Hospital (posted June 18, 2026, due July 13, 2026), Gwinnett County's IWQ 134178 for meal packaging film rolls (posted July 29, 2026, due August 7, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for school nutrition grocery and food service supplies (posted June 9, 2026, due June 26, 2026). The code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with wax candle procurement.