UNSPSC 48101605: Commercial use food grinders

UNSPSC 48101605 Commercial use food grinders (Commodity) encompasses the procurement of large commercial food service equipment, including grinders, ranges, steamers, ovens, dishwashers, walk-in coolers and freezers, and associated parts and repair services, by state and local school districts and education agencies serving nutrition programs across multiple school sites. Recent opportunities show that school districts solicit this equipment both as capital purchases for new or renovated facilities and as ongoing supplies and repairs to maintain existing kitchen infrastructure, often bundled with parts, rental options, and maintenance services within a single solicitation.

School districts are the primary issuing bodies under this code, with large districts in Texas and Florida driving recent activity. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida posted an ITB in September 2026 (solicitation 26147ITBDST) for large food service equipment delivery and installation to multiple school nutrition facilities across the state, with federal funding through USDA's Food and Nutrition Service and mandatory Buy American and prevailing wage compliance; Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio, Texas, issued IFB 2026-078 on May 5, 2026, due May 28, 2026, for kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, rentals, repairs, and services across 132 schools and 15 support sites under a one-year term with two optional renewals, with the contract eligible for adoption by other Central Texas Purchasing Alliance member districts at equivalent or better pricing. Both solicitations required sealed bid submission, specified firm fixed pricing with no escalation, and mandated federal compliance certifications including debarment statements. NISD's procurement explicitly noted that all vendors must respond to maintain their business relationship with the district.