UNSPSC 52141508: Domestic chest freezers

UNSPSC 52141508 Domestic chest freezers, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply of refrigeration equipment — primarily chest freezers, walk-in freezers, and related cold-storage units — to state and local government agencies. Recent state and local solicitations show a mix of small-volume domestic appliance procurements (refrigerators, chest freezers for office and facility kitchens) and larger specialized cold-storage systems for institutional food service, evidence storage, animal care, and emergency response. The City of Philadelphia has posted multiple micro-purchase bids for domestic refrigerators and related kitchen equipment with ceilings near $41,000–$43,000 annually; Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (Florida) procured a suite of kitchen and laundry appliances including refrigerators and freezers for nine fire stations; Muskegon Public Schools (Michigan) and Newaygo Public Schools (Michigan) both solicited walk-in cooler and freezer units or leases for school food service; and Escambia County (Florida) pursued walk-in freezer replacement at its animal welfare facility. A broader institutional buyer segment includes universities — Texas A&M University System, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Middle Georgia State University — procuring appliances for residence halls and food service operations. Events DC (Washington, D.C.) solicited routine maintenance and repair services for Whirlpool refrigerators, Unimac washers and dryers, and Panasonic microwaves across seven district facilities, indicating that both supply and ongoing service contracts fall under or near this code's scope. Sourcing through cooperatives is also present: Sourcewell (Minnesota) issued a multistate cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment that includes appliance procurement pathways for participating jurisdictions across five Washington counties and beyond.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, with significant recent opportunities in Florida (Hillsborough, Escambia counties), Michigan (Muskegon, Newaygo school districts), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), and Georgia (State of Georgia domestic appliances RFQ, Middle Georgia State University). Texas and Wisconsin also show institutional procurement. The mix of issuing bodies spans city purchasing departments, county governments, school districts, state agencies, and universities. Response dates cluster in early 2026: Philadelphia micro-purchases closed July 17, 2026 (IB B2727545 and B2727543); Hillsborough County's ITQ closed June 18, 2026; Muskegon Public Schools RFP closed April 17, 2026; Escambia County's walk-in freezer replacement ITQ closed March 9, 2026 (FREEZERMAR2); and Georgia's state-level domestic appliances RFQ closed February 13, 2026 (46200DNR0000825). Opportunity volume is moderate and steady but fragmented across individual jurisdictions and institutions rather than consolidated at state or regional cooperative scales, with the exception of Sourcewell's multistate vehicle.