UNSPSC 78131603: Furniture storage

UNSPSC 78131603 Furniture storage is a Commodity code tracking warehouse shelving, storage fixtures, and associated containment products that state and local governments procure for facility operations and inventory management. Recent activity shows that "furniture storage" under this code encompasses not abstract furniture but rather practical warehouse infrastructure—shelving systems for operational storage, climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled warehouse facilities for food and pharmaceutical inventory, and fixed storage containers such as cold-storage units. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Illinois Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Oregon), cities (Phoenix, Madison), and county governments (Harrison County, Mississippi). State departments and their component agencies dominate the recent opportunities, pursuing multi-year contracts for specialized storage capacity tied to program operations: food storage for developmental centers, pharmaceutical and medical-supply warehousing for emergency response, and USDA-foods distribution infrastructure.

Recent opportunities cluster in the upper Midwest and Southwest, with Illinois (multiple DHS cold-storage and food-warehousing solicitations), Texas (HHSC San Antonio warehousing), Arizona (Phoenix shelving), and Oregon (statewide USDA foods distribution) showing the most activity since March 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB on June 19, 2026 (due June 8, 2026) for climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled warehouse storage and transportation services in San Antonio, with a two-year base term and three optional renewals and a historical-spend baseline of $3.8 million. Illinois Department of Human Services posted an IFB on April 29, 2026 (due May 20, 2026) for off-site dry-goods warehousing at the Ann M. Kiley Center in Waukegan, covering fiscal 2027–2029 with optional renewals. The City of Phoenix sought sealed offers for five-year warehouse shelving (posted May 12, 2026, response due June 1, 2026), and the State of Oregon solicited a statewide USDA foods warehouser and distributor (posted March 23, 2026, bid due April 6, 2026) for approximately 210,000 cases annually across approximately 300 delivery sites. Activity reflects strong demand for operational storage capacity—particularly food, pharmaceutical, and medical supplies—with multi-year contract terms, fixed or indexed pricing models, and mandatory insurance and bonding requirements.