UNSPSC 78131601: Palletized cargo storage

UNSPSC 78131601 Palletized cargo storage, a Commodity code, encompasses the receipt, handling, storage, inventory management, and withdrawal of goods maintained on palletized loads within dedicated warehouse facilities. State and local governments procure this service primarily for food storage operations—both perishable (frozen and refrigerated) and non-perishable dry goods—and for general records storage across multiple issuing bodies. The work involves maintaining climate-controlled or non-climate-controlled facilities with specified temperature regimens, managing inventory systems with barcoding or web-based tracking, conducting periodic inventory counts, processing regular withdrawals and deliveries, and providing insurance coverage and bonded-warehouse certification. Issuing bodies include state departments of human services, state education agencies, county boards of supervisors, and municipalities; state procurement offices and dependent agencies use the code most frequently for ongoing nutrition programs, USDA food distribution networks, and administrative records management.

Recent activity spans Illinois, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and Mississippi. The Illinois Department of Human Services issued two separate IFBs for cold storage services at developmental centers—one for the Ann M. Kiley Center in Waukegan (IFB B-52252, due May 20, 2026) requiring 60–70 pallet spaces for dry goods with bi-weekly delivery, and another for the Elisabeth Ludeman Center in Park Forest (IFB B-52083, due April 27, 2026) for frozen and refrigerated food products with weekly withdrawals of approximately 600 pounds. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB No. HHS0016767 (due June 8, 2026) for comprehensive warehouse and transportation services in San Antonio encompassing minimum 10,000 square feet of climate-controlled storage and 25,000 square feet of non-climate-controlled storage with 24-hour operational capacity. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, on behalf of the Department of Education, solicited ITB S-DASOBO-00015789 (due April 6, 2026) for statewide USDA Foods warehousing and distribution across approximately 300 delivery sites, managing approximately 210,000 cases of food annually across dry, refrigerated, and frozen categories with five-year contract term effective July 1, 2026. The City of Phoenix issued a competitive bid for warehouse shelving (IFB 260251, due June 1, 2026 with addendum extension to October 18, 2022) for a five-year supply contract. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi issued separate RFPs for climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled record storage services (due March 18, 2026).