UNSPSC 52151611: Domestic kitchen tongs

UNSPSC 52151611 Domestic kitchen tongs is a Commodity code that captures utensil procurement for food service operations—though recent state and local solicitations show that domestic tongs are typically bundled within broader smallwares and kitchen-supply contracts rather than solicited as standalone items. State and local buyers procure tongs and related food service utensils as part of child nutrition programs, school cafeteria operations, and facility-wide food service needs. School districts dominate the issuing body mix, with recent activity from Baconton Community Charter School (Georgia), Colquitt County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Henry County Schools (Georgia), and Houston County School District (Georgia); city and county governments also participate, such as the City of Edinburg (Texas) and Hillsborough County (Florida). The procurement pattern reflects reliance on state and local education budgets and child nutrition funding, with most solicitations tied to annual school-year contracting cycles or ongoing facility maintenance.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Colquitt County School Nutrition's sealed IFB for kitchen smallwares (due June 15, 2026), which listed 295 line items across ten equipment categories including food preparation tools and cutlery; Henry County Schools' IFB for cafeteria smallwares for 52 nutrition locations with weekly Monday–Friday delivery (due May 5, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District's competitive bid for approximately 100 line items of food service equipment with NSF certification required (due April 28, 2026); and the City of Edinburg's RFP for CACFP meal program supplies across five categories including paper goods and nonfood items for 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026). Most school district contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options of four to six one-year terms at fixed pricing. Compliance requirements typically include USDA Buy American provisions, debarment certification, worker compensation and general liability insurance, and HACCP/traceability standards for food-service vendors. No recent solicitations name tongs as a standalone line item; the code sees activity only as a component within integrated smallwares procurements.