UNSPSC 48101901: Food service dinnerware

UNSPSC 48101901 Food service dinnerware, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply of dinnerware and related food-service tableware for institutional kitchens and cafeterias operated by state and local governments. Based on recent solicitations, state and local buyers under this code range beyond traditional dinnerware to include broader food-service smallwares, dishware, and specialized dinnerware products designed for high-security or high-volume institutional environments. School districts, county governments, and correctional facilities drive the bulk of activity. The work spans catalog-discount smallwares agreements, competitive bidding for specific dinnerware products (such as food trays and dinner plates), and inclusion of dinnerware within larger non-food supply contracts for school meal programs. Recent solicitations show a mix of routine procurement (annual renewal of dinner plates through cooperative purchasing, smallwares catalog discounts) and specialized acquisitions (24,000 silicone tumblers for correctional and behavioral health facilities, two-piece food tray systems for correctional institutions).

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Upper Midwest. The Educational Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (ECUPA) in Texas manages a dinner-plate procurement framework serving educational institutions and government entities across that state; LEAD Public Schools and other Nashville-area school networks source kitchen equipment including dinnerware components; Gwinnett County (Georgia) is seeking smallwares catalog discounts; Hillsborough County (Florida) is procuring miscellaneous kitchen supplies; the City of Philadelphia conducted a micro-purchase for 24,000 specialized silicone tumblers in July 2026 due July 23, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $45,000; the Michigan Department of Corrections abandoned a sole-source food tray procurement in May 2026 and moved to competitive bidding; and Washington County School District (Utah) issued a Non-Food Bid (CN 2026-27) due May 19, 2026 for disposable food preparation and serving products, including food trays, serving stations, and dinnerware, across 37 school sites with weekly deliveries. Issuing bodies include school districts (LEAD Public Schools, Washington County School District), county procurement offices (Gwinnett County, Hillsborough County), state agencies (Michigan Department of Corrections), municipal purchasing (City of Philadelphia), and cooperative purchasing alliances serving multi-jurisdiction memberships.