UNSPSC 60122503: Paper plates or trays

UNSPSC 60122503 Paper plates or trays is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure disposable food service products — primarily foam and paper containers, trays, food storage bags, cups with lids, and related single-use items — for institutional meal programs, particularly school nutrition operations. The Washington County School District's Child Nutrition Program Non-Food Bid (CN 2026-27) exemplifies the scope: the District solicited approximately 80 distinct product categories of disposable food preparation, packaging, serving, and storage products to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program during the 2026-2027 school year, with estimated annual usage ranging from single units to 4,600 cases per item. Issuing bodies under this code include school districts operating child nutrition programs; the code sees activity primarily from institutional food-service procurement offices rather than commercial hospitality or retail buyers. Products must meet FDA and USDA standards, and vendors typically face strict delivery schedules and compliance requirements tied to federal nutrition-program regulations.

Washington County School District, Utah, posted the most recent relevant opportunity on April 28, 2026, as a Request for Bid with a due date of May 19, 2026, submitted through the BONFIRE platform. The District intends to award the contract as an all-or-none aggregate bid to a single vendor (though it reserves the right to split awards), with weekly deliveries required to 37 school sites across St. George, Washington, Hurricane, Santa Clara, Enterprise, and Hildale. Evaluation criteria weight price at 40%, product quality at 25%, delivery capability and schedule at 20%, and vendor references and past performance at 15%. The contract begins upon formal approval and runs through June 30, 2027, with the District reserving the right to renew annually for up to four additional years. The source identifies no other recent state or local solicitations under this code and provides no geographic activity outside Utah; the single opportunity reflects school-district procurement concentrated in the southwestern portion of the state.