UNSPSC 41103011: General purpose refrigerators or refrigerator freezers

UNSPSC 41103011 General purpose refrigerators or refrigerator freezers (Commodity) encompasses walk-in freezer and cooler units that state and local governments procure for food service operations, evidence storage, and facility maintenance. Recent solicitations show school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county governments sourcing prefabricated or custom walk-in freezer systems with associated refrigeration equipment, installation labor, and warranty coverage. The code captures both equipment-only procurements and full turnkey projects including demolition, installation, electrical work, and commissioning. Issuing bodies span K-12 school districts (Houghton Lake Community Schools in Michigan, Richmond County Schools in Georgia, Sinton ISD in Texas, Temple ISD in Texas, Midland Public Schools in Michigan), county departments (Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, Sacramento County Sheriff's Property Warehouse in California), state corrections and human services agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state colleges (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Texas A&M University System), and municipal facilities (City of Wichita, City of Tucson). School districts dominate recent activity, with at least eight posted opportunities across multiple states in the past five months.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and California, with secondary activity in Kansas and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office Freezer #8 Replacement Project (sealed bid BL109-26, due August 7, 2026, for walk-in freezer installation with concrete work, electrical modifications, and fire suppression integration), the Sacramento County Sheriff's Property Warehouse prefabricated frost-free evidence-storage freezer (RFB 2026-RFB-0061, due July 7, 2026, for a Dalton brand knock-down unit with mandatory pre-bid meeting and delivery by August 30, 2026 due to grant-funding requirements), Houghton Lake Community Schools walk-in freezer replacement (RFP due May 22, 2026, for either a 20' x 10' x 9' or 20' x 16' x 9' unit with two condensing units and extended compressor warranty), and multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice refrigerated storage container procurements (IW256883, IW255068, IW255164, IW255157, IW255054, each due within two to three weeks of posting via electronic submission through Bonfire portal). Evaluation typically emphasizes cost (40–50 percent weight), past performance and references (20–30 percent), specification compliance and equipment quality (15–25 percent), and delivery timelines. Many school and county solicitations require pre-bid meetings or mandatory site visits, and several impose prevailing wage, DVBE, or local-preference requirements when federal or state grant funding is involved.