UNSPSC 50202205: Sparkling wine

UNSPSC 50202205 Sparkling wine, a Commodity code, encompasses alcoholic beverage supply and concession operations at state and local venues including festivals, airports, and institutional events. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying sparkling wine and broader alcoholic beverage services through two distinct procurement models: direct product purchase and concession-management contracts where vendors supply beverages, staff operations, manage inventory and point-of-sale systems, and remit revenue to the issuing body. Issuing bodies include municipalities (city festival management), county airport authorities, and public universities. The City of Richardson's RFP for festival concessions and Beaufort County's airport concessions program represent the majority of visible activity; the University of Wisconsin-Madison issued a straightforward materials-purchase RFB for alcoholic beverages. Concession operators bear responsibility for permitting, licensing, regulatory compliance, staffing, and liability insurance, with municipal evaluation criteria emphasizing experience, financial returns to the jurisdiction, and operational capability.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (Richardson festival concessions) and South Carolina (Hilton Head Island Airport), with secondary activity in Wisconsin (university purchasing). The City of Richardson posted RFP 70127 on October 15, 2026, seeking an alcoholic beverage concessionaire for four annual festivals (Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival, Cottonwood Art Festival, July 4th Family Festival, and Huffhines Harvest Fest), with proposals due November 17, 2026, and a pre-proposal conference on October 27, 2026. Beaufort County posted RFP 072325 on September 30, 2026, for food and beverage concessions at Hilton Head Island Airport within a $30.9 million terminal renovation; while the source lists a due date of August 6, 2025 (a date in the past), the posted date of September 30, 2026, and references to site visits in July 2025 suggest a data quality issue—the current procurement state is unclear. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued RFB 2026-UWMSN-01380-RFB with bids due September 3, 2026.