UNSPSC 78131800: Specialized warehousing and storage

UNSPSC 78131800 Specialized warehousing and storage, a Class code, covers receipt, handling, storage, inventory management, and delivery of temperature-controlled and ambient food and medical supplies for state health agencies, school nutrition programs, and emergency response operations. State and local governments buying under this code procure facilities meeting USDA compliance for school lunch program commodity distribution, climate-controlled warehouse space for pharmaceuticals and public health materials, and specialized logistics for perishable goods requiring precise temperature maintenance (frozen, refrigerated, and dry storage with daily monitoring). Issuing bodies include state departments of agriculture, state health and human services commissions, county school districts, and city-county municipalities; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services appear as repeat buyers in recent solicitations, each posting multiple iterations of warehouse and distribution contracts through 2026.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, and Arizona. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission released three successive invitations for bids (IFB HHS0016767, HHS0016767v2, HHS0016767v3) for climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled warehouse storage in San Antonio supporting the Department of State Health Services, with response dates in June, August, and October 2026; the contract encompasses minimum 10,000 square feet of climate-controlled space and 25,000 square feet of non-climate-controlled space with 24-hour operations and mandatory VetHUB subcontracting goals of 26 percent. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services solicited bids for receipt, handling, storage, and delivery of USDA foods under the National School Lunch Program in Service Area 1 and Service Area 2 (ITB15980, ITB15981, ITB16003) with bid deadlines in June 2026, pricing on fixed-price-per-case basis with fuel surcharge adjustments. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture issued solicitation 26DPP01313 for food storage and warehousing of USDA donated foods across two zones covering 700 school districts managing over 584,000 cases valued at approximately $20 million annually, with quotes due October 29, 2026. The Illinois Department of Human Services procured warehousing services for the Ann M. Kiley Center (IFB B-52252, response May 20, 2026) requiring 60–70 pallet spaces within 40 miles of Waukegan and mandated 14 percent Business Enterprise Program and 3 percent Veteran Small Business Program utilization goals.