UNSPSC 48111002: Machines dispensing bulk quantities

UNSPSC 48111002 Machines dispensing bulk quantities is a Commodity code that encompasses full-service vending machine operations—provision, installation, stocking, maintenance, and repair of snack and beverage vending equipment—deployed across county administrative facilities, airports, municipal buildings, university campuses, correctional institutions, recreational facilities, and state agency offices. State and local governments are actively soliciting under this code to supply food and beverage access to employees, visitors, students, inmates, and the public within their owned or operated spaces, with machines ranging from standard snack-and-drink units to specialized high-security equipment and wellness-focused dispensers. The mix of issuing bodies includes county governments (Escambia County, Collin County, White County, Beaufort County), cities (Doral, Cincinnati, Olathe, McKinney, Hayward, Albany, Tucson), towns (Parker), airports (Hilton Head Island, Orlando International, McKinney National), school districts (Katy ISD), universities (East Texas A&M), state departments (Colorado Department of Corrections, Texas Workforce Commission, Georgia Department of Corrections), and special-purpose districts. Repeat buyers in the recent record include airport authorities and county governments; Beaufort County, Collin County, Escambia County, and the City of Doral each posted vending solicitations, as did multiple state agencies. Geographic activity spans Florida (Escambia, Doral, Ware State Prison in Georgia), Texas (Katy ISD, East Texas A&M, Texas Workforce Commission locations across eight cities, Collin County, McKinney, City of Tucson), Colorado (Parker, Colorado Department of Corrections), South Carolina (Beaufort County), California (Hayward), Kansas (Olathe), Ohio (Cincinnati), and Georgia (White County, Albany).

Representative recent opportunities include the Escambia County RFP for vending machine services across 55 locations in 27 county buildings requiring 87 machines—due August 25, 2026—with machines accepting cash, debit, and credit cards operating 365 days per year and vendors responsible for weekly or continuous restocking depending on location type; the Collin County IFB (2026-325) for vending services at 18 county facilities with award based on highest commission percentage on gross sales, bids due August 13, 2026, estimated annual contract value $142,000; the Katy ISD RFP for snack vending across 139 machines on 92 campuses with USDA Smart Snacks compliance required, proposals due July 2, 2026; and the Colorado Department of Corrections RFP for high-security AI-vision-enabled smart vending equipment with 99% or higher transaction accuracy for a Phase 1 pilot of 6–8 units followed by potential statewide deployment of 140–200 units, proposals due August 18, 2026. The Texas Workforce Commission also solicited vending services across eight locations statewide covering approximately 145 machines with responses due July 27, 2026, and the City of Cincinnati issued a simplified RFP for vending services across seven DPS facilities with proposals due May 21, 2026, emphasizing SBE/MBE/WBE/ELBE/SLBE certification weighting at 25 of 100 evaluation points. Revenue models vary widely—some jurisdictions retain commission percentages, others pay fixed fees, and still others impose no cost burden on the vendor while the vendor retains all revenues. Contract terms typically range from one to five years with optional renewal periods.