UNSPSC 78131700: Bulk storage

UNSPSC 78131700 Bulk storage is a Class code covering warehouse and storage facility services that state and local governments procure to house food, records, medical supplies, and other materials requiring climate control or general inventory management. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers seeking cold storage for frozen and refrigerated food products, dry goods warehousing with inventory management systems, climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled record storage, and medical supply warehousing with transportation. The issuing bodies include state departments of human services and health, independent school districts, county and city governments, and special-purpose agencies; the Illinois Department of Human Services appears as a repeat buyer across multiple developmental centers. State health and human services agencies predominate, alongside city and county general-services purchasing offices managing records retention and emergency preparedness.

Recent activity spans Illinois, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, Florida, and Mississippi. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued an invitation for bids in June 2026 (due date June 8, 2026) for comprehensive warehouse storage and transportation services in San Antonio, including climate-controlled (minimum 10,000 square feet) and non-climate-controlled storage (minimum 25,000 square feet) for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, with historical spend guidance of $3.8 million from mid-2021 through mid-2026 and a 26.0 percent HUB utilization subcontracting requirement. The State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services issued a competitive sealed bid in March 2026 (due April 6, 2026) for statewide USDA Foods warehousing and distribution across approximately 300 delivery sites, managing 210,000 cases annually with web-based inventory management and biweekly delivery in temperature-controlled vehicles. The Illinois Department of Human Services issued an invitation for bid in April 2026 (due May 20, 2026) for professional dry-goods warehousing and logistics at the Ann M. Kiley Center, requiring 60 to 70 pallet spaces and bi-weekly delivery, with 14 percent Business Enterprise Program and 3 percent Veteran Small Business Program utilization goals. The San Antonio Independent School District issued a request for proposal in February 2026 (due March 17, 2026) for cold storage facility services on an as-needed basis, with estimated 87,281 annual cases stored and small/women/minority-owned business enterprise considerations as an evaluation factor. The City of Goodyear, Arizona issued a request for quotation in February 2026 (due February 24, 2026) for secure offsite records storage, tracking, retrieval, and destruction services, with pricing firm for 60 days and contract terms up to five years.