UNSPSC 48101902: Food service flatware

UNSPSC 48101902 Food service flatware is a Commodity code covering utensils, serving pieces, and related smallwares for institutional and hospitality food service operations. State and local governments procure under this code primarily for convention centers, hospitals, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and fire rescue departments operating dining facilities or break rooms. The solicitations show county governments and special-purpose districts as the primary issuing bodies, with occasional participation from regional cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions.

Recent activity spans Florida and the Pacific Northwest. Orange County, Florida issued IFB Y26-165 in April 2026 for food and beverage smallwares including flatware from eleven authorized manufacturers (American Metalcraft, Libbey, Steelite International, and others) to supply the Orange County Convention Center under a five-year contract estimated at $2,145,000 across all smallwares categories, with sealed bids due April 30, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Tampa, Florida posted ITB2600319 in July 2026 for janitorial and operational supplies including flatware for 47 fire rescue stations on an as-needed basis with a one-year estimated value of $765,679.84 and bids due July 24, 2026. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP 061626 in May 2026 for law enforcement equipment with multi-state participation including Washington counties, though the law enforcement framing may not directly apply to flatware procurement. Opportunities emphasize fixed-discount pricing structures off manufacturer MSRP, authorized-distributor requirements, free-on-board destination delivery terms, and standard 10–20 day fulfillment windows.