UNSPSC 48101908: Food service chafers

UNSPSC 48101908 Food service chafers (Commodity) covers small food-service equipment and supplies—mixing bowls, cooking equipment, serving pans, and related smallwares—that state and local governments procure for school kitchens, county facilities, and state-supported living centers. The code sees activity across school districts, county departments, and state health and human services agencies, with solicitations ranging from targeted RFQs for individual school kitchen outfitting to broader catalog-discount contracts covering multiple jurisdictions and departments.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Columbia County School District issued an RFQ (HC-09-28-26A, due September 28, 2026) for 190 line items of kitchen equipment and supplies for Lakeside High School, including mixing bowls, cooking equipment, food storage containers, and serving pans in specified brands (Vollrath, Cambro, Winco, Carlisle). Gwinnett County, Georgia posted a smallwares catalog discount contract (B-2714AM, due October 16, 2026) through its Bonfire procurement portal. Hillsborough County, Florida solicited miscellaneous kitchen supplies for use by various county departments (26P00386, due July 8, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017689, due July 29, 2026) for kitchen equipment and supplies for the Denton State Supported Living Center, specifying Robot Coupe food processing equipment, KitchenAid hand mixers, stainless steel steam table pans, and aprons with a contract term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, subject to HUB program requirements and evaluation on bidder qualifications, delivery capability, and price.