UNSPSC 85151500: Food technology

In this classification, this class is composed of those who provide the breadth and depth of services to be a food technology service provider

UNSPSC 85151500 Food technology is a Class code that encompasses comprehensive food service operations, meal preparation, catering, and nutrition program management that state and local governments currently procure across school districts, institutional facilities, municipalities, transit authorities, and specialized agencies. Recent opportunities show governments buying everything from full-service school nutrition program management and institutional cafeteria operations to emergency catering, mobile food distribution, and specialized dietary services in detention facilities, colleges, and public venues. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (DuBois Integrity Academy in Georgia, Savannah Classical Academy in Georgia, Parkway School District in Missouri, Klein ISD in Texas, Boulder County Head Start in Colorado, Gateway Early College High School and Phoenix College Preparatory Academy in Arizona), counties (Kenosha County Wisconsin, Beaufort County South Carolina, Williamson County Texas, Whitfield County Georgia, Marion County Florida, Collier County Florida, Harris County Texas, Broward County Florida, Washington County Oregon), municipalities (City of New London Connecticut, City of Cocoa Florida, Invest Atlanta), state entities (Dalton State College Georgia, Rhode Island Department of Education, New Mexico Department of Public Safety), and transit authorities (MARTA in Georgia). Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and South Carolina, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Oregon, and Missouri.

Representative recent opportunities include Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations (proposals due August 6, 2026, with retail grocery operators needing five years' experience and food distributors requiring FSMA compliance and 10% Georgia-sourced product volume at contract start); Tampa Convention Center's re-bid for comprehensive food and beverage services covering catered and non-catered events, permanent restaurant and bar operations, and concessions serving 350,000+ guests annually (RFP 26P00355, proposals due July 27, 2026); Beaufort County's RFP for detention center food services including three daily meals and 28-day certified menus for 200–255 inmates (RFP #062226, proposals due June 22, 2026, one-year term with four optional renewals); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's food services for four facilities serving youth and staff with 2,800-calorie minimum daily nutrition and $22.00 per-hour cook wages (RFP 250339, proposals due April 27, 2026, beginning May 1, 2026); and New Mexico Department of Public Safety's food management services at training academy facilities including three meals daily, four-week menu cycles, and performance-based meal-count billing (RFP 26-790-1000-00003, proposals due March 6, 2026, with mandatory pre-proposal conference February 10, 2026). School districts and counties frequently bundle food services with USDA nutrition program compliance (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), while municipalities and counties increasingly solicit specialized services such as emergency catering, market operations, and concession management at recreational facilities.