UNSPSC 48101812: Commercial use strainers

UNSPSC 48101812 Commercial use strainers is a Commodity code that encompasses food service smallwares and kitchen equipment supplies purchased by state and local school districts and municipalities to support child nutrition programs, school cafeterias, and institutional food service operations. The code sees active solicitation from school districts and county educational agencies acquiring strainers alongside broader kitchen smallwares, utensils, storage containers, protective equipment, cleaning supplies, and food preparation tools—items needed for daily meal service to hundreds of students across multiple school sites. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school nutrition services, with occasional municipal and county procurement offices also buying under this code. School districts typically issue these purchases as sealed bids or invitations for bid (IFB or ITB) on an annual or multi-year cycle aligned with the school calendar and federal USDA child nutrition program funding, often requiring NSF certification, USDA Buy American compliance, and weekly or daily delivery schedules to multiple cafeteria locations.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with representative solicitations including Henry County Schools (Georgia) issuing an IFB for cafeteria smallwares to 52 school nutrition locations with bids due May 5, 2026; Colquitt County School Nutrition (Georgia) requesting sealed bids for 295 line items of kitchen smallwares with bids due June 15, 2026; Baconton Community Charter School (Georgia) soliciting kitchen smallware and small equipment with bids due July 20, 2026; the City of Edinburg, Texas issuing an RFP for CACFP meal program supplies including smallwares and kitchen items with proposals due August 4, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) bidding approximately 100 line items of food service equipment and supplies with bids due April 28, 2026; and Houston County School District (Georgia) requesting warehouse delivery items for its School Nutrition Program with bids due April 16, 2026. Contracts typically run one school year (July through June) with optional renewal terms of up to four years, involve multiple award winners to ensure supply continuity, and include firm fixed pricing with transportation included. School districts commonly apply local vendor preferences where state law permits and require vendors to maintain liability insurance, comply with USDA debarment and civil rights certifications, and participate in E-Verify employment verification.