UNSPSC 78131500: Farm products warehousing

UNSPSC 78131500 Farm products warehousing is a Class code that encompasses climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage facilities for food, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and emergency materials maintained by state agencies, county governments, and municipalities. State and local governments procure receiving, storing, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory management services under this code, often with multi-year contract terms and renewal options. Recent opportunities show issuing bodies ranging from state health and human services departments to city parking divisions to municipal nutrition programs, with facilities ranging from 10,000 to 35,000 square feet and including specialized requirements such as USDA compliance, emergency response readiness, and temperature-controlled environments. Many procurements impose mandatory HUB subcontracting plans with utilization goals, background checks for personnel, comprehensive insurance requirements, and firm-fixed-price or unit-rate pricing structures.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple iterations of the same warehouse procurement (IFB HHS0016767 in June, August, and September 2026), with a historical spend value of $3.797 million over five years and a contract term of approximately one year plus three one-year renewal options. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture solicited food storage warehousing for USDA donated foods across two geographic zones covering approximately 700 school districts in August 2026 (RFQ 26DPP01313, due October 29, 2026), valuing historical services at approximately $20 million annually. The Illinois Department of Human Services issued an IFB for dry food storage at the Ann M. Kiley Center in Waukegan (IFB B-52252, due May 20, 2026) with a three-year term and diversity goals of 14 percent Business Enterprise Program and 3 percent Veteran Small Business Program participation. One emergency cold-storage final-cost notice from Illinois reported $70,628.32 in completed services at the Ludeman Developmental Center as of July 2026, but represented a final cost report rather than an open bidding opportunity. Activity also includes the City of Phoenix shelving procurement (IFB IFB260251, due June 1, 2026, extended to October 18, 2022) and the City of DeBary, Florida irrigation improvements at Rob Sullivan Park (Bid 0315, due April 10, 2015), though the latter falls outside the code's nominal scope.