UNSPSC 48111201: French fry vending machines

UNSPSC 48111201 French fry vending machines, a Commodity code, encompasses state and local procurement of vending machine services—primarily snack and beverage operations across municipal, county, educational, correctional, airport, and transit facilities. Recent solicitations show that jurisdictions are buying full-service vending operations: equipment supply and installation, restocking, maintenance, repair, payment processing (cash, card, contactless), and revenue-sharing or commission-based compensation. The work ranges from single-location contracts at small municipal recreation centers to multi-site deployments spanning dozens of facilities, airports, or prison systems. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices (Phoenix, Doral, Hayward, Temple, Tucson, Olathe, Cincinnati), counties (Collin, Galveston, Wake, Clayton, Escambia, Okaloosa, White, Williamson), school districts (Katy ISD, Marion County), state agencies (Texas Workforce Commission, Illinois Department of Human Services, Georgia Department of Corrections), transit authorities (Brownsville Metro, Orlando Aviation Authority), and universities (South Dakota State University). Repeat buyers at the county and city level are evident in the recent block; correctional facilities—state prisons, detention centers, and probation facilities—account for a substantial share of activity.

Geographic spread is concentrated in Texas (McKinney, Collin County, Galveston County, Brownsville, Temple, Williamson County), Florida (Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Marion County schools, Doral, Hayward outside but same pattern), Georgia (multiple Department of Corrections facilities across the state), and the Carolinas (Wake County, Clayton County), with significant activity also in Colorado, California, Ohio, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Escambia County, Florida issuing RFP PD2526091 (due August 25, 2026) for snack and beverage vending across 27 county buildings with 87 machines, requiring two-phase written and oral evaluation against five equally weighted criteria (repair response, costs, commission rate, machine/product selection, experience) and a 36-month initial term with two optional 12-month renewals; Collin County, Texas issuing IFB 2026-325 (due August 6, 2026) with an estimated annual contract value of $142,000 and estimated annual gross sales of $143,530.11 at 26 percent current commission, seeking sealed bids on 35 machines across 18 locations with award based on highest commission percentage; the Texas Workforce Commission issuing RFP 3202600180 (due July 27, 2026) for approximately 145 vending machines across eight locations serving multiple state agencies with an estimated contract value range from $5,773 to $451,309 depending on location and historical sales; and Katy Independent School District issuing RFP #2521SM (due July 2, 2026) for approximately 139 snack machines across 92 campuses under USDA Smart Snacks compliance with an FY2025 baseline of $466,000 in sales. Commission-based revenue sharing, multi-year initial terms with annual renewal options, and emphasis on modern payment technology, healthy product offerings, and equipment at no cost to the jurisdiction are consistent across opportunities.