UNSPSC 47111502: Laundry type washing machines

UNSPSC 47111502 Laundry type washing machines is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of commercial-grade and specialty washers, often paired with dryers and installation services for residential facilities, laundries, correctional and probation departments, fire departments, and military installations. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring equipment ranging from standard industrial washers and dryers (Speed Queen, B&C, Milnor, Dexter models) for routine institutional use to specialized fire-gear extraction equipment meeting NFPA 1851 compliance and emergency-response capacity dryers. The issuing bodies include state departments (Maine Fire Marshal's Office, Texas Military Department, California Department of General Services, Idaho Department of Administration), county probation and correctional systems, municipal procurement offices (City of Philadelphia), higher-education institutions (Texas A&M University System), and cooperative purchasing consortia (Sourcewell). Beyond equipment purchase, solicitations frequently bundle delivery, installation, warranty obligations (ranging from two to ten years depending on equipment type), and ongoing maintenance contracts, signaling that the code captures the full lifecycle of commercial laundry equipment acquisition.

Geographic activity spans Maine, California, Idaho, Texas, Pennsylvania, and other states through multi-state cooperative vehicles. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Philadelphia Department of Procurement's October 2026 micro-purchase IFB for washers and dryers (quote due October 15, 2026, $45,000 limit); the Idaho Department of Administration's RFQ for commercial-grade equipment at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello (quotes due October 13, 2026); the Texas Military Department's May 2026 IFB for three 120-pound natural gas dryers and installation at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in Eagle Lake (bid due May 21, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid site visits); the County of Orange Probation Department's May 2026 IFB for routine maintenance and repair services on Speed Queen, B&C, Milnor, and Dexter equipment at two juvenile facilities in California (bid due May 19, 2026, with five percent preference for County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise certifications); and the State of Maine Fire Marshal's Office RFQs for specialized fire-gear washer-dryer units (Circul-Air models, due May 22, 2026). Cooperative purchasing opportunities like Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's custodial-supplies catalog also reference laundry-adjacent goods and multi-entity contracting structures typical of institutional procurement.