UNSPSC 48101915: Food service trays

UNSPSC 48101915 Food service trays (Commodity) covers disposable and reusable serving trays and related food presentation equipment purchased by state and local governments to support school meal programs, institutional food service operations, and facility kitchen provisioning. State and local procurement under this code focuses on both standalone tray products and integrated small-equipment and supplies packages that bundle trays with complementary food-service items such as food storage containers, preparation tools, and disposable food-handling supplies. Issuing bodies span school districts (the dominant buyer type), state health and human services agencies managing institutional care facilities, and county governments provisioning kitchen operations across multiple departments. School districts conduct annual competitive bids for non-food items and small equipment to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, while institutional-care and county facilities solicit trays as part of broader kitchen equipment and supply packages.

Recent activity shows solicitations from the Washington County School District (Utah), requesting approximately 80 product categories including food trays for weekly delivery to 37 school sites through June 2027 (due May 19, 2026); the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), seeking food service trays among 100 small-equipment line items for the 2026–2027 school year (due April 28, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, procuring kitchen equipment and supplies for the Denton State Supported Living Center including stainless steel steam table pans and covers under IFB HHS0017689 (due July 29, 2026); the Town of Mansfield (Connecticut), bidding combined food-service supplies across dairy, produce, prime meats, and paper for school year 2026–2027 (due July 23, 2026); and Hillsborough County (Florida), requesting miscellaneous kitchen supplies for various county departments (due July 8, 2026). Activity concentrates in the Mountain West (Utah) and Midwest (Missouri, Texas), with secondary activity in the Northeast and Southeast. Most school-district procurements demand NSF certification, firm pricing through the contract term, and weekly or regular delivery schedules; district awards often designate primary and secondary vendors for supply continuity.