UNSPSC 73131508: Tea processing services

UNSPSC 73131508 Tea processing services, a Commodity code, encompasses beverage supply and vending services that state and local governments are currently buying to stock dining facilities, vending machines, convenience stores, athletic venues, and catering operations across campuses and recreation areas. Recent solicitations show that the code captures comprehensive beverage programs spanning carbonated and non-carbonated drinks, equipment installation and maintenance, real-time inventory monitoring, and weekly merchandising support. Issuing bodies include community college districts and state recreation agencies. Mt. San Antonio College in California and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division have each posted RFPs within the past four months seeking exclusive or primary beverage supply contracts covering multiple locations and service delivery models.

Activity concentrates in California and Georgia. Mt. San Antonio College (a California community college district) posted RFP 2026-042 on April 24, 2026, seeking a five-year pouring-rights and vending-machine supplier with a proposal due date of April 8, 2026 (already passed at the time of posting), requiring vendors to supply carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, install and maintain equipment at no cost to the college, provide preventative maintenance with less-than-24-hour response times, and meet sustainability requirements; the college may award all categories to a single supplier or split awards among multiple vendors. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division issued RFP 46200DNR0000826 on March 12, 2026 with proposals due April 22, 2026, seeking an exclusive official soft drink provider and distributor of vending machines and indoor coolers across all state parks and historic sites statewide. Neither solicitation specifies set-asides or organizational restrictions, and neither discloses the award value or budget range.