UNSPSC 52151506: Domestic disposable food containers

UNSPSC 52151506 Domestic disposable food containers (Commodity) encompasses the disposable serviceware, storage, and packaging supplies that state and local governments purchase for food service operations across institutions ranging from school nutrition programs to correctional facilities to state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show these jurisdictions buying disposable bowls, cups, plates, trays, utensils, napkins, food storage bags, aluminum cookware, plastic containers, and specialized items such as food wraps and gloves — typically in high-volume annual quantities ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of units. The code draws bids from a mixed issuing-body base: school districts dominate (independent school districts, regional educational cooperatives, and school boards across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Florida); state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission and state supported living centers); county and municipal governments (Montgomery County correctional facility, Hillsborough County fire rescue, city parks and recreation departments); and special facilities (veterans' homes, state hospitals). Texas agencies and school systems show the heaviest recent activity, with the Texas HHSC issuing multiple IFBs for canteen supplies and food service consumables at state institutions, while Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Colquitt County, Lamar County, and cooperative groups) post frequent RFPs for paper and chemical supplies tied to the school year cycle.

Geographic concentration leans heavily toward Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. Representative current opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017722 for assorted snack products and disposables at Mexia State Supported Living Center (response due July 31, 2026), the City of Edinburg RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies including paper goods and nonfood items serving 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026), the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00319 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies to 47 fire stations (estimated value $765,679.84, due July 24, 2026), and Region One Education Service Center's RFP FY260175 for janitorial and disposable products serving a cooperative of 146 school and public entities across Texas (estimated contract value $11,914,670.28 over the initial term, due April 15, 2026). School nutrition contracts typically run July-through-June annual cycles with optional multi-year renewals; state institutional contracts often run September-through-August with one-year renewal options. Pricing is uniformly firm and fixed for the initial term, with escalation clauses tied to Consumer Price Index formulas or USDA indices appearing frequently in larger procurements. Most solicitations allow multiple awards and line-item bidding to achieve best value.