UNSPSC 41103017: Flammable material storage freezers

UNSPSC 41103017 Flammable material storage freezers, a Commodity code, covers walk-in freezer and cooler units—both standalone and combination cooler/freezer configurations—that state and local governments procure for food service operations at schools, correctional facilities, and other public institutions. Recent solicitations show governments buying prefabricated walk-in units with remote refrigeration systems, condensing and evaporator components, insulation, flooring, and associated electrical and mechanical work, often bundled with demolition, installation, and extended warranty packages. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (elementary, middle, and high schools), state corrections and criminal justice agencies, county sheriff and police departments, state health and human services facilities, state-supported living centers, municipal cultural institutions, and county purchasing cooperatives. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple freezer container solicitations in the past six weeks; Georgia school districts and sheriff offices represent repeat activity; and Michigan school districts appear actively in the recent pipeline.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Texas (TDCJ has posted at least four refrigerated container procurements since late June), Georgia (Gwinnett County Sheriff, Richmond County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College), Michigan (Houghton Lake Community Schools, West Ottawa Public Schools, Midland Public Schools), and California (Sacramento County Sheriff). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' sealed-bid solicitation (PE77023NONST2027000000662) for Sheriff's Office Freezer #8 Replacement, a walk-in installation with concrete work, sprinkler modification, and heated-slab flooring, bids due August 7, 2026; Sacramento County Sheriff's RFB (2026RFB0061) for a prefabricated Dalton brand frost-free evidence-storage freezer kit, bids due July 7, 2026, funded by federal or state grant and subject to 2 CFR 200 competition requirements; and Temple Independent School District's RFP (RFP-008-26) for kitchen equipment including a walk-in cooler/freezer with remote refrigeration for a new high-school cafeteria, proposals due March 25, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017176V2 for Heatcraft Refrigeration Products installation at Denton State Supported Living Center, bids due June 26, 2026, with a mandatory pre-bid visit and firm fixed pricing required. Pre-bid meetings and site visits appear standard across the category; performance bonds, comprehensive insurance with $500,000 to $1,000,000 general-liability minimums, and three-year equipment warranties are common contractual requirements.