UNSPSC 52151657: Culinary torch

Tool with set up for gas output. Ideal to broil cremes brulees and work sugar for pastries.

UNSPSC 52151657 Culinary torch (Commodity) comprises kitchen preparation tools and small equipment that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and county purchasing cooperatives. The code sees limited direct solicitation activity; most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broader kitchen smallwares and equipment categories rather than culinary torches specifically. When the code does appear, it surfaces within larger procurement actions for school nutrition supplies, kitchen equipment repairs and maintenance, and food service equipment bundles issued by school districts, county systems, and state-supported institutions.

State and local buyers under this code include school food authorities (notably Colquitt County School Nutrition, Baconton Community Charter School, and Atlanta Public Schools), county nutrition departments (Fulton County Schools, Bartow County School System), county procurement offices (Gwinnett County, Hillsborough County), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, and Ohio, with school nutrition programs in Georgia showing the most recent activity. Representative recent solicitations include Colquitt County School Nutrition's sealed-bid request for 295 line items of kitchen smallwares for school year 2026–2027 (IFB SY26-27, bids due June 15, 2026); Baconton Community Charter School's request for kitchen smallware and small equipment including thermometers, scoops, sheet pans, and a Hamilton Beach food blender (bids due July 20, 2026); and Atlanta Public Schools' as-needed RFP for commercial kitchen equipment repair, preventive maintenance, and installation services across eight equipment categories (proposal deadline May 20, 2026, with pre-proposal conference April 29, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017726 for kitchen supplies and equipment for Richmond State Supported Living Center (bids due August 14, 2026, with historical spending between $25,000 and $50,000 for fiscal year 2025). These opportunities typically run annual contract terms with renewal options and emphasize brand equivalency, firm pricing, and delivery compliance with food safety and HACCP standards.