UNSPSC 49121505: Ice chests

UNSPSC 49121505 Ice chests, a Commodity code, captures coolers and insulated storage containers that state and local governments procure for operational use across fire rescue, public safety, and special events. The code sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement, with only two clearly relevant solicitations in the past four months — one micro purchase and one broader operational supplies contract that included ice chests as a line item among dozens of consumables. Issuing bodies using this code include county commissions and city procurement offices; the solicitations show no pattern of repeat buyers or concentrated purchasing.

The City of Philadelphia posted a micro purchase on May 15, 2026 (response due May 29, 2026) for ice chest coolers with custom logo printing (ITB B2627151), awarded as a firm-limit contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB on July 7, 2026 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies including ice chests for its Fire Rescue Department (ITB2600319, due July 24, 2026), with an estimated annual contract value of $765,679.84 and delivery requirements to the Public Safety Operations Complex in Tampa, Florida; this contract allows award by line item or overall total. Geographic activity clusters in Florida and Pennsylvania based on these recent opportunities. The code shows limited procurement velocity — two opportunities across a four-month window suggests this is either a low-volume commodity purchased opportunistically rather than through standing contracts, or one frequently bundled with broader supplies RFQs where ice chests appear as a minor line item rather than a primary solicitation focus.