UNSPSC 52152002: Domestic food storage containers

UNSPSC 52152002 Domestic food storage containers is a Commodity code capturing the purchase of food service and storage products by state and local governments, ranging from institutional food trays and beverage containers to miscellaneous kitchen smallwares. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring specialized food service equipment for correctional facilities, behavioral health centers, school districts, and county departments—including high-security institutional containers designed to resist weaponization, standard dining plates, kitchen supplies for general departmental use, and bulk beverage tumblers. The issuing bodies include county governments (Gwinnett County, Hillsborough County), city procurement offices (Philadelphia), state correctional and education agencies (Michigan Department of Corrections), and regional cooperative purchasing organizations (Educational Cooperative Purchasing Alliance). Solicitation types vary from standard RFQs and IFBs for individual items to cooperative purchasing agreements that establish framework contracts for member agencies.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, with visible repeat activity in Georgia and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's October 2026 smallwares catalog discount solicitation due October 16, 2026; Hillsborough County's August 2026 request for proposals on miscellaneous kitchen supplies; the City of Philadelphia's July 2026 ITB for 24,000 FDA-approved flexible silicone tumblers (maximum contract value $45,000, 365-day term) designed for high-security institutional use, with responses due July 23, 2026; the Educational Cooperative Purchasing Alliance's July 2026 cooperative procurement for dinner plates available to Texas-based educational and government entities, with proposals due August 10, 2026; and the Michigan Department of Corrections' May 2026 competitive procurement for two-piece food tray systems (server and cover, NSF/ANSI 2 certified polypropylene construction) originally intended as a sole-source negotiation with Aladdin Temp-Rite LLC before being opened to competitive bidding on receipt of an alternative proposal.