UNSPSC 52151611: Domestic kitchen tongs

UNSPSC 52151611 Domestic kitchen tongs, a Commodity code, shows limited direct recent activity under the specific code but substantial related procurement across school nutrition programs, county food service operations, and state-supported living facilities. State and local governments buying under this narrow code tier typically source individual kitchen smallwares—tongs, scoops, utensils, measuring equipment, and hand tools—as line items within larger food-service equipment and supply contracts. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, followed by county government nutrition departments and state health and human services operations. Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Colquitt County, Baconton Community Charter School) appear frequently in recent smallwares solicitations, along with activity in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Edinburg, Fulton County Schools in Atlanta). Counties including Gwinnett, Hillsborough, and Fulton round out the pattern. The work spans both standalone smallwares bids—where tongs and related hand tools are core commodities—and mixed procurement that bundles kitchen smallwares into broader nutrition-program supply contracts.

Recent opportunities coded to domestic kitchen tongs or closely related smallwares include Colquitt County School Nutrition's SY26-27 sealed bid for kitchen smallwares (June 15, 2026 due date, 295 line items across food preparation, cutlery, and storage), Baconton Community Charter School's smallware and small equipment IFB (July 20, 2026 due date, thermometers, scoops, measuring cups, sheet pans, and related items), and Bartow County School System's paper goods and supplies IFB (September 2, 2026 due date). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017726 for kitchen supplies and equipment at Richmond State Supported Living Center (August 14, 2026 due date, $25,000–$50,000 historical spending range). Gwinnett County's smallwares catalog-discount contract (October 16, 2026 due date) also reflects the code category, though details are sparse. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas; additional Ohio and Florida records lack sufficient detail to confirm jurisdiction and procurement vehicle. School-district contracts typically run through the fiscal or academic year with renewal options, bid pricing remains firm for the initial term, and awards often accommodate single or multiple vendors based on lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bid evaluation.