UNSPSC 50202208: Takju

A type of alcohol unique in Korea that is distilled by steaming sweet rice, non-glutinous rice, barley, wheat flour and others with the fermentation in mixture with water and yeast.

UNSPSC 50202208 Takju is a Commodity code that covers beer and alcoholic beverage concession operations at public events and venues. State and local governments are buying exclusive pouring rights, equipment provision, staffing, and operational management of beer and beverage service areas at fairs, parks, and similar public facilities, with vendors responsible for procurement, labor, infrastructure, and remittance of a percentage of gross sales to the issuing body. Soliciting bodies include state departments of agriculture and county parks and recreation divisions. The Illinois Department of Agriculture has posted multiple concession contracts at the Illinois State Fair covering beer tent and grandstand operations; Kenosha County, Wisconsin, is seeking a beer garden operator at Petrifying Springs Park. Vendors must obtain all required alcohol licenses, comply with state dram shop and age-verification laws, maintain specified insurance coverage, and agree to price caps and sales-revenue-sharing formulas that typically range from 13.5 to 15 percent of gross sales remitted to the jurisdiction.

Activity is concentrated in the Midwest, with recent solicitations from Illinois and Wisconsin. The Illinois Department of Agriculture posted two open RFQ/IFB notices in March 2026—one for beer tent concession operation (due March 26, 2026) with estimated historical sales of approximately $630,372, and a second for grandstand beer concession operation (due March 26, 2026) with estimated historical sales of approximately $494,124—both covering multi-year terms through 2028–2029 with renewal options. Kenosha County issued an RFP for Petrifying Springs Park beer garden operations (due April 14, 2026) structured as a five-year contract with optional renewal, seasonal May–October operations, and a pre-proposal conference scheduled for March 10, 2026. Prior-year emergency procurements by the Illinois Department of Agriculture awarded contracts to the Combined Veterans Association of Illinois (beer tent, $630,372) and American Business Club (grandstand alcohol supply, $494,124), though these do not represent current open opportunities. No set-aside designations specific to minority, women-owned, or veteran enterprises are identified in the active solicitations, though vendors may claim Illinois Business Preference or Domestic Product Preference and must pay a $15 Minority Contractor Opportunity Initiative fee when applicable.