UNSPSC 52152013: Spice or salt or pepper shakers

UNSPSC 52152013 Spice or salt or pepper shakers is a Commodity code that covers table-top and foodservice seasoning and condiment dispensing equipment. State and local governments procure these items primarily through school district food-service contracts and occasional municipal dining operations. The recent solicitation activity shows that spice shakers are typically bundled within larger grocery and foodservice supply agreements rather than purchased as standalone items. School districts and municipal education departments represent the primary buyers, procuring shakers as part of comprehensive meal-service inventory to support compliance with nutrition standards such as the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and USDA requirements.

The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery procurement (Solicitation BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) represents the most concrete recent activity under this code, with spice and salt shakers included among over 1,100 line items spanning seasonings, condiments, and other foodservice supplies for school lunch and breakfast programs. The solicitation required blind laboratory testing of seasonings by school personnel for compliance with specification and flavor standards, indicating that shakers and their contents are evaluated as integrated components of the meal-service supply chain. Geographic activity centers on Connecticut with the Bridgeport procurement; recent broader cooperative purchasing activity through Sourcewell (RFP 061626, due June 16, 2026) covers law enforcement equipment across Washington, Minnesota, and national jurisdictions, but this opportunity falls outside the code's foodservice equipment scope. Pursuit under this code is best-suited to vendors with existing school-district food-service relationships and ability to meet USDA domestic-sourcing, nutrition-compliance, and bulk-delivery requirements.