UNSPSC 56101543: Dining table

Table at which meals are served

UNSPSC 56101543 Dining table is a Commodity code that describes cafeteria, classroom, and multipurpose dining and activity tables procured by state and local school districts, counties, and higher-education institutions. State and local buyers under this code are purchasing both new tables for capital projects and refresh programs, and tables for inclusion in broader furniture warehouse stock serving multiple districts. Recent opportunities show school districts dominating solicitation volume — Cobb County School District (Georgia), Grand Blanc Community School District (Michigan), Gull Lake Community Schools (Michigan), and Eastern Connecticut State University — supplemented by county parks and recreation departments, state mental-health facilities, and cooperative purchasing agencies that aggregate demand across multiple school systems. The Illinois Department of Human Services procured 35 dining tables with stainless-steel tops and welded steel bases for a mental-health center; the Georgia World Congress Center Authority solicited 8,000 to 12,000 banquet chairs (a related furniture class) with heavy-duty convention specifications and 12-year warranties. Work being solicited includes procurement, delivery, assembly, and installation; some RFPs explicitly prohibit substitutions and require exact manufacturer and finish specifications (Colorado Capitol cafeteria furniture, Texas School for the Deaf), while others permit "or equal" equivalent products meeting stated performance standards.

Geographic activity spans multiple regions with concentration in the Southeast and Midwest. Georgia shows repeated activity across Cobb County Schools, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, Cherokee County Schools, and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Michigan appears in Grand Blanc Community School District and Gull Lake Community Schools RFPs. Colorado, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, and California each show single recent opportunities. Cooperative purchasing vehicles broaden the footprint — the Cooperative Purchasing Agency aggregates bids for 35 Georgia school systems, and Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP (which included some furniture components) covers Washington state and multi-state participating entities. Representative recent opportunities include Cobb County School District's RFP P27017 for classroom and administrative furniture on an as-needed basis (response due November 11, 2026, estimated value $2.5 million); Grand Blanc Community School District's sealed-bid procurement for cafeteria tables (response due October 27, 2026 at 12:00 noon); the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration's documented-quote solicitation for 167 units of cafeteria furniture at the State Capitol (response due May 29, 2026, maximum budget $250,000); and Gull Lake Community Schools' RFP for 18 new Palmer Hamilton cafeteria tables at Thomas Ryan Intermediate (response due May 14, 2026, evaluation criteria weighted toward equipment specifications and contract charges).