UNSPSC 48101600: Food preparation equipment

UNSPSC 48101600 Food preparation equipment, a Class code, encompasses the supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning of commercial kitchen equipment for state and local food-service operations—schools, colleges, healthcare facilities, and public venues. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring complete kitchen build-outs with primary cooking equipment (convection ovens, steamers, tilting pans, microwaves), cold storage (walk-in coolers and freezers, display refrigerators), food-preparation machinery (processors, mixers, slicers, work tables), serving stations, warewashing systems, and ventilation; they also bid maintenance and repair services, replacement of aging equipment, and chemical supplies for dishwashing. The issuing-body mix spans large school districts, community colleges, departments of human services, healthcare commissions, and special-purpose venue operators. School districts dominate the recent activity—Northside Independent School District (Texas), Atlanta Public Schools (Georgia), Somerset Independent School District (Kentucky), Southbridge Public Schools (Massachusetts), West Hartford Public Schools (Connecticut), LEAD Public Schools (Tennessee)—alongside state departments (Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission) and higher-education institutions (Northern Essex Community College, Massachusetts).

The geographic spread includes Texas (four recent opportunities), Georgia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, and Kentucky. Representative recent opportunities include LEAD Public Schools' October 2026 RFP for supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning of a complete turnkey school kitchen for Southeast Elementary School in Nashville with a November 6 response deadline; Northside Independent School District's May 2026 IFB for kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services across 132 schools and 15 support sites in Bexar County with a May 28 deadline; Atlanta Public Schools' April 2026 RFP for commercial kitchen equipment repair, preventive maintenance, installation, and replacement services across eight service categories with a May 20 deadline and pre-proposal conference on April 29; and Northern Essex Community College's May 2026 bid solicitation for a service agreement providing preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance for kitchen equipment at Danvers and Lynn campuses in Massachusetts with a June 12 response deadline. State and local procurement under this code spans equipment procurement with turnkey installation and commissioning, as-needed repair and maintenance contracts, chemical supply agreements, and equipment-specific replacements.