UNSPSC 48102103: Refrigerated display cases

UNSPSC 48102103 Refrigerated display cases (Commodity) encompasses walk-in coolers, freezers, and refrigerated serving and storage units that state and local governments procure for food service operations, particularly school cafeterias and institutional kitchens. The scope includes both standalone refrigeration units and integrated systems with remote compressors, serving lines with built-in refrigeration, and ancillary cold-storage equipment. Issuing bodies span school districts, cooperative purchasing vehicles acting on behalf of multiple public jurisdictions, and law enforcement agencies acquiring equipment packages that may include refrigerated units as part of broader equipment solutions. School districts represent the primary user category for this commodity, driven by ongoing cafeteria construction and modernization projects.

Temple Independent School District in Bell County, Texas solicited refrigerated display cases and related walk-in cooler/freezer units through RFP RFP00826 (due March 25, 2026) for a new Temple High School cafeteria, requiring NSF certification, ENERGY STAR qualification, and minimum two-year comprehensive warranty with 24-hour critical service response, with evaluation weighted 40 points to pricing, 25 points to quality and compliance, 15 points to vendor qualifications with demonstrated five-year continuous operation supplying commercial kitchen equipment to K-12 institutions, and 10 points to past relationship with similarly sized entities. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 (due June 16, 2026) on behalf of participating entities in Washington state and beyond for law enforcement equipment that included refrigerated units as part of a multi-item equipment contracting solution available to thousands of governmental agencies, school districts, and public entities throughout the United States and Canada. Geographic activity centers on the Southwest and Texas. Recent school district activity in Texas and cooperative procurement spanning multiple states signal active demand driven by cafeteria renovation cycles and institutional foodservice standardization efforts.