UNSPSC 48101913: Food service punch bowls

UNSPSC 48101913 Food service punch bowls is a Commodity code that captures small wares and equipment used in food service operations across state and local agencies. The recent solicitations show minimal direct purchasing of punch bowls themselves; instead, the code appears in solicitations for broad food service supply contracts—including catering equipment, kitchen supplies, and meal-service consumables—where punch bowls would represent one line item among hundreds. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include school districts (Clayton County Public Schools), county governments (Hillsborough County in Florida), town school systems (Mansfield, Connecticut), and regional cooperative purchasing entities (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington state counties). The scope encompasses food service supplies spanning dairy products, produce, proteins, paper goods, janitorial supplies, and operational equipment needed for cafeteria and catering operations across school districts and county facilities.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Northeast, with documented solicitations from Georgia (Clayton County Public Schools RFP00527, due November 10, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County ITB2600319 for janitorial and operational supplies, due July 24, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $765,679.84), and Connecticut (Town of Mansfield solicitation 37778 for combined food service supplies covering dairy, produce, prime meats, and paper products for the 2026/2027 school year, due July 23, 2026). A multistate cooperative procurement through Sourcewell (RFP #061626) advertises law enforcement equipment across Washington state counties and other participating entities, though that opportunity appears tangentially related to the food service punch bowl code classification. School districts dominate as repeat issuers, purchasing annual food service supplies through competitive sealed bids and RFPs with typical response windows of three to four weeks.