UNSPSC 48101523: Commercial use smokers or smoke ovens

UNSPSC 48101523 Commercial use smokers or smoke ovens is a Commodity code capturing state and local procurement of commercial cooking ovens—primarily convection, combi, and combination oven-steamer units—together with delivery, installation, and on-site assembly. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying these appliances for institutional food service operations, including prison kitchens, school dining facilities, and psychiatric hospital cafeterias. Scope includes the oven unit itself, full on-site installation with electrical or gas hookup verification, disposal or trade-in of replaced equipment, and operator readiness testing. Issuing bodies include state corrections and human services departments, state school agencies, and municipal school districts. Texas agencies—the Department of Criminal Justice and the School for the Deaf—appear as repeat recent buyers. Specifications are typically narrow, naming a primary product model (such as Rational iCombi Pro, Blodgett MARK V, or equivalent) with detailed BTU, electrical service, pan capacity, and material standards. Bidders must certify compliance with state statutory requirements, E-Verify participation, suspension and debarment status, and prevailing wage obligations where applicable, and must carry required liability and workers' compensation insurance.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Maine, and Illinois. The Texas School for the Deaf issued IFB 6907004 for a commercial double-stack oven system due June 24, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB No. IW240379 for a convection gas oven with prison security features, due April 2, 2026, with Amendment No. 1 requiring acknowledgment at bid. The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services issued RFQ10A26032700000000000243 on behalf of Riverview Psychiatric Center for two double-stack Blodgett electric convection ovens with mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit April 8, 2026, and delivery completion by August 31, 2026. The Illinois Department of Human Services posted DHS FY26 SP Ludeman Combination Oven-Steamer, due February 6, 2026, for the Elisabeth Ludeman Center in Park Forest. Bid evaluation typically emphasizes low line-item or low-total pricing from qualified responsive bidders, with state preferences applied for Texas bidders, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and environmentally sensitive products where applicable.