UNSPSC 73131803: Cheese processing services

UNSPSC 73131803 Cheese processing services is a Commodity code that encompasses food service management, meal preparation, and nutritional services for institutional and commercial dining operations—not discrete cheese manufacturing or processing. State and local governments solicit under this code when procuring comprehensive food service operations, particularly for schools, colleges, jails, detention facilities, social service agencies, and municipal venues. The recent opportunities show that issuing bodies range widely across school districts (DuBois Integrity Academy, Gateway Early College High School, Phoenix College Preparatory Academy, Klein ISD, Boulder County Head Start), counties (Kenosha County, Beaufort County, Harris County, Williamson County, Whitfield County, Collier County), municipalities (City of New London, City of Cocoa, Tampa Convention Center), state agencies (New Mexico Department of Public Safety), regional transit authorities (MARTA), and specialized entities (Invest Atlanta, Pre-K 4 SA). School nutrition programs and institutional food service dominate the recent activity, with school-based RFPs and ITBs appearing across Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and Florida. Counties frequently solicit for jail and detention center food services, while municipalities post for convention center, park concession, and emergency catering operations.

Recent opportunities span the continental United States with notable concentration in Texas (Williamson County Jail food services, Harris County Juvenile Probation food services, region-wide cooperative for beef products, pre-K nutrition services in San Antonio), Georgia (multiple school RFPs including DuBois Integrity Academy and Savannah Classical Academy, Invest Atlanta food distribution and municipal market operations, MARTA Clayton County food giveaway, Dalton State College dining), Florida (Tampa Convention Center food and beverage, Marion County vending services, Collier County beach concessions, Broward County emergency food services, Cocoa emergency catering), and Arizona (Gateway and Phoenix College Preparatory Academy food service management). A Washington County, Oregon procurement for congregate and home-delivered meals, a New Mexico Department of Public Safety dining contract, and Connecticut municipal concession services show broader geographic spread. Representative recent solicitations include Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP (posted July 6, 2026, due August 6, 2026) seeking both a retail grocery market operator and food distributors for Priority Communities with performance-based incentives; Tampa Convention Center's re-bid for comprehensive food and beverage services covering catered and non-catered events for 350,000+ annual guests (posted June 29, 2026, due July 27, 2026); Beaufort County, South Carolina's RFP for detention center food services with a one-year initial term and four optional renewals (posted June 22, 2026, due June 22, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation's RFP for food services across four facilities with estimated monthly volumes of 1,200+ breakfasts, lunches, and dinners (posted March 27, 2026, due April 27, 2026); and Williamson County, Texas's RFP for jail food services with an annual budget of $1,210,000 and a four-year initial term (posted February 12, 2026, due April 15, 2026). School food service management companies frequently compete for district contracts with fixed per-meal pricing, compliance with USDA meal pattern standards, and multi-year terms with renewal options.