UNSPSC 48111202: Popcorn vending machines

UNSPSC 48111202 Popcorn vending machines is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy vending machine services under this code—not popcorn machines specifically, but comprehensive snack and beverage vending operations across municipal facilities, school districts, airports, county government buildings, correctional institutions, and special-purpose facilities. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies procuring full-service vending including equipment provision, installation, stocking, maintenance, cashless payment systems, and commission- or revenue-share models. The mix of recent buyers spans city governments (McKinney, Hayward, Doral, Temple, Olathe), counties (Escambia, Collin, Clayton, Okaloosa, Galveston, Wake), state departments and facilities (Texas Workforce Commission, Georgia Department of Corrections), school districts (Katy Independent School District, Marion County Schools), transit authorities (Brownsville Metro, Orlando Aviation Authority), universities (South Dakota State University), and special-purpose districts (White County Parks & Recreation, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority). Repeat buyers in the recent block include Escambia County, Florida (two RFPs posted within months, one in July 2026 and one in March 2026), and Georgia Department of Corrections (multiple concurrent facility solicitations in January–February 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (McKinney, Collin, Katy, Olathe/Kansas, Brownsville, Galveston, Temple, Cincinnati), Florida (Escambia, Okaloosa, Marion County, Doral), Georgia (multiple Department of Corrections facilities statewide), and scattered activity across North Carolina (Wake County), California (Hayward), Colorado (Parker), South Dakota (SDSU), Ohio (Cincinnati), and elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include Collin County, Texas issuing IFB 2026-325 for vending services across 18 county locations with estimated annual contract value of $142,000 and response due August 6, 2026; Escambia County, Florida issuing RFP PD2526091 for vending across 87 machines in 27 county buildings with 36-month initial term and response due August 25, 2026; Texas Workforce Commission issuing RFP 3202600180 for beverage and snack vending across eight statewide locations (Abilene, Amarillo, Brownwood, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches, San Antonio, Victoria, Waco) with approximately 145 machines, estimated location values ranging from $5,773 to $451,309, and response due July 27, 2026; and Orlando International Airport issuing concessions RFP 26114RFP for vending at MCO and ORL with response due June 30, 2026. Commission-based compensation structures and revenue-sharing models dominate; fixed annual contract values and guaranteed minimums are rare, with vendors bearing equipment and operational costs.