UNSPSC 60106504: Tableware for memorial service

Tableware used in religious rituals including sacrificial rites, and is manufactured with tree and brass.

UNSPSC 60106504 Tableware for memorial service, a Commodity code, describes products state and local governments procure for faith-related and ceremonial use in correctional and public settings. Recent solicitations show the code being applied to faith items—including Bibles, Qur'ans, prayer rugs, yarmulkes, medicine bags, and sage—for resale through institutional canteen operations. The Colorado Department of Corrections has posted two parallel RFQs for faith items to supply its Canteen Services operation, indicating that state procurement offices use this code to source religious and spiritual supplies for incarcerated populations. Products must meet strict packaging and security requirements: plastic containers only (glass and metal prohibited), individual packaging with ingredient lists, alcohol-free formulations, and samples submitted at bidder expense for security and religious-affiliation review by institutional committees prior to award. Vendors must pass enhanced criminal background investigations, register with state authorities, and comply with delivery protocols including driver background clearance and Consent to Search Authorization forms.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Colorado, with the Department of Corrections posting identical faith-item RFQs twice within a three-week window (May 29 and June 8, 2026), both with June response deadlines and a July 1, 2026 contract start date. The contract term runs through June 30, 2027, with renewal options for up to two additional one-year periods at the state's discretion. The Colorado RFQs indicate the state reserves the right to award to multiple vendors and structure pricing to allow one change during the initial term and up to two annual adjustments thereafter, with 60-day advance notice and written approval required for increases. The source contains no other state or local opportunities matching the code's nominal scope, and three unrelated opportunities (law enforcement equipment via Sourcewell, irrigation improvements in Florida, and general canteen faith items) do not represent the tableware-for-memorial-service category—suggesting the code sees limited and geographically concentrated recent activity.