UNSPSC 48111104: A la carte foods vending machines

UNSPSC 48111104 A la carte foods vending machines (Commodity) encompasses full-service vending machine operations supplying snacks and beverages to state and local government facilities, from county administrative buildings and airports to universities, school districts, parks, and correctional facilities. Vendors provide equipment (typically new or refurbished units with modern payment technologies including cashless, mobile, and contactless options), assume all installation and maintenance costs, restock locations on scheduled intervals, and operate under commission-based or revenue-sharing models where they remit a percentage of gross sales to the issuing body or retain all proceeds depending on contract structure. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies emphasizing machine uptime (typically 90–95 percent availability), 24–48 hour repair response times, diverse product mix (often with mandatory healthy-option minimums ranging from 25 to 50 percent), monthly financial reporting, and compliance with local wellness or nutritional policies. Counties, municipalities, school districts, universities, and state agencies all actively solicit under this code; repeat buyers include Katy Independent School District (Texas), Collin County (Texas), and the Texas Workforce Commission across multiple locations. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Colorado, California, Ohio, and South Carolina, with scattered activity nationwide including Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Kansas.

Representative recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies and procurement instruments. Escambia County (Florida) issued RFP PD2526091 for vending services across 27 county buildings requiring 87 machines with 36-month term and two optional 12-month renewals, evaluated on repair response times, item costs, commission rates, machine selection, and prior experience; Katy Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP #2521SM for snack vending at 92 campuses (139 machines) with USDA Smart Snacks compliance, FY2025 sales of $466,000, and July 2, 2026 response deadline; Orlando International Airport (MCO) solicited RFP 26114RFP for vending across two airports under a concessions agreement with historical sales data (FY 2021–25) and June 30, 2026 deadline; and the Texas Workforce Commission issued RFP 3202600180 for 145 machines across eight state-agency locations in Texas with estimated annual values ranging from $5,773 to $451,309 and July 27, 2026 deadline. School districts emphasize nutritional compliance; airports and transit facilities stress service-level commitments; counties typically award to highest-commission bidders on IFB vehicles; universities negotiate multi-year terms with pouring rights and fountain-service bundling. Insurance requirements are standard (general liability $1–2 million, workers' compensation statutory, auto liability $1 million), and most contracts run 12 months to 5 years with optional renewal periods.