UNSPSC 48101801: Commercial use cutlery

UNSPSC 48101801 Commercial use cutlery, a Commodity code, covers flatware and utensils procured by state and local governments primarily for school cafeteria operations and county food service departments. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating activity under this code, with Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia seeking approximately 6,000 cases per month of cafeteria cutlery for delivery to a single central distribution location, and Washington County School District in Utah procuring disposable food preparation and serving supplies including utensils for weekly delivery across 37 school sites. County-level food service departments also solicit under the code — Hillsborough County, Florida recently posted for miscellaneous kitchen supplies that include cutlery. The work is straightforward procurement of standardized, commodity-grade flatware and eating utensils for institutional use, with bidders permitted to submit equivalent or alternative products meeting specification standards. School nutrition programs drive most visible activity, with contracts typically spanning one school year plus renewal options.

Geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with activity also in the Mountain West (Utah) and into the upper Midwest (Minnesota-based Sourcewell cooperative purchasing). Gwinnett County Public Schools issued IFB B-2617AM for School Nutrition Program cutlery with bids due May 13, 2026, specifying new or unused goods with FOB Destination delivery and inside delivery required within ten business days, with the contract term running July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, renewable for up to four additional one-year periods. Hillsborough County, Florida posted RFP 26P00386 for miscellaneous kitchen supplies with a July 8, 2026 response deadline, with no SLBE set-aside applied. Washington County School District, Utah issued an IFB for non-food supplies (CN 2026-27) due May 19, 2026, with weekly deliveries required to 37 school sites throughout the county and pricing evaluated on a weighted basis (40 percent price, 25 percent quality, 20 percent delivery capability, 15 percent vendor references). No incumbent vendors are consistently named across these solicitations, and most districts reserve the right to award to a single or multiple vendors based on best value and capacity considerations.