UNSPSC 48111100: Piece and part vending machines

UNSPSC 48111100 Piece and part vending machines is a Class code for the provision, installation, operation, and maintenance of vending machines dispensing snacks, beverages, and prepared food items across state and local government facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments are buying full-service vending operations—from equipment supply through restocking, maintenance, and payment processing—at courthouses, municipal buildings, airports, schools, correctional facilities, transit terminals, parks, and employee break areas. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Workforce Commission, Florida Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services), county governments (Escambia County, Collin County, Clayton County, Wake County, Galveston County), cities (McKinney, Hayward, Doral, Olathe, Temple, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Brownsville), independent school districts (Katy ISD, Marion County Schools), transit authorities (Brownsville Metro, Orlando Aviation Authority), and special-purpose districts (South Dakota State University). The code sees consistent repeat activity from correctional facilities (Georgia DoC issued at least nine vending RFPs in January–February 2026), county government buildings, and airports. Vendors are expected to furnish equipment at no cost to the buyer, assume all installation and maintenance responsibility, stock products meeting health and accessibility standards where applicable, maintain 24-hour to 48-hour repair response times, and remit commissions or revenue shares—typically 5 percent to 27 percent of gross sales—monthly or quarterly.

Solicitation activity concentrates in Texas (McKinney, Collin County, Galveston County, Temple, Brownsville, Williamson County), Florida (Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Marion County Schools, Doral, Orlando, FDOT District One), and Georgia (Clayton County, multiple DoC facilities across January–February 2026), with active procurements also in California, Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include Escambia County, Florida (RFP PD2526091, proposals due August 25, 2026, 87 machines across 27 buildings, two-phase evaluation with equally weighted criteria on response time, item costs, commission rates, product selection, and experience; 36-month initial term with two 12-month renewals), Collin County, Texas (IFB 2026-325, bids due August 6, 2026, 18 county locations with estimated annual value of $142,000 at 26 percent commission, 12-month term with four one-year renewals), the Texas Workforce Commission (RFP 3202600180, responses due July 27, 2026, approximately 145 machines across eight locations with location-specific commission rates ranging from 5 percent to 27 percent, weighted evaluation across three product categories, stringent financial and insurance requirements including $25 million umbrella liability, five-year business history requirement, performance bonds, and three government references), Katy ISD (RFP #2521SM, proposals due July 2, 2026, approximately 139 snack machines across 92 campuses with USDA Smart Snacks compliance required, $466,000 FY2025 sales baseline, 30-point weighting on pricing and commission), and the City of Hayward, California (RFQ #26-033, responses due April 1, 2026, five municipal facilities serving 160 employees, health-conscious product emphasis, 24-48 hour response time requirement, labor and materials bonds at 100 percent of contract value). Correctional facilities dominate the Georgia DoC procurement wave, where commission rates drive award decisions and vendors often compete across multiple facilities with different commission percentages per location. No set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise preferences appear in most recent solicitations, though the City of Cincinnati (RFP 265X901174) weights Economic Inclusion certification at 25 evaluation points and Brownsville Metro (RFP 13926BMTRFP) mandates 1 percent Federal Transit Administration DBE participation. Activity is current and ongoing, with multiple opportunities posted in June–August 2026 and response deadlines extending through August.