UNSPSC 50171708: Cooking wines

UNSPSC 50171708 Cooking wines (Commodity) spans the supply and operational management of wines used in food service, catering, and event hospitality settings across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show the code is being applied to alcoholic beverage procurement and concessions operations rather than to cooking wine as a culinary ingredient — the work being bought includes full-service concessionaire agreements for festivals, airport food and beverage operations, and institutional beverage purchasing. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipalities (City of Richardson, Texas), counties operating public facilities (Beaufort County, South Carolina), and higher-education institutions (University of Wisconsin-Madison). The scope spans revenue-generating concession contracts requiring staffing, permitting, inventory management, and point-of-sale operations at public events and commercial venues, as well as straightforward procurement of alcoholic beverages for institutional use.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and South Carolina, with secondary institutional procurement in Wisconsin. The City of Richardson issued an RFP (70127) due November 17, 2026, seeking an alcoholic beverage concessionaire to operate at four municipal festivals and special events (Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival, Cottonwood Art Festival, July 4th Family Festival, and Huffhines Harvest Fest) under a revenue-sharing model, requiring proposers to demonstrate five years' experience, maintain $4 million in liquor liability insurance, and hold current Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission certification. Beaufort County issued an RFP (072325) for retail and food and beverage concessions at Hilton Head Island Airport as part of a $30.9 million terminal renovation, with evaluation criteria emphasizing execution plan, business experience, product offerings, and marketing strategy. The University of Wisconsin-Madison posted an RFB (2026-UWMSN-01380-RFB) due September 3, 2026, for direct purchase of alcoholic beverages through the ShopUW+ procurement portal.