UNSPSC 85151504: Food preparation counseling or control services

In this classification, this commodity consists of comprehensive services required to be a food preparation counseling or control service

UNSPSC 85151504 Food preparation counseling or control services, a Commodity code, encompasses the operational management and nutritional oversight of food service programs across diverse institutional and municipal settings—ranging from K-12 school districts and higher education to correctional facilities, healthcare facilities, emergency services, and public parks. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through food service management companies and catering vendors who assume responsibility for meal planning, preparation, compliance with dietary standards, staffing, and regulatory adherence on behalf of the purchasing entity.

Recent solicitations reflect heavy activity from school districts, county governments, and city agencies across the Southeast, Southwest, and Upper Midwest. The School Board of Seminole County, Florida (ITB 25260063B-VG, posted February 2, 2026) sought kitchen equipment; Klein ISD in Harris County, Texas (RFP 26-101, posted April 17, 2026) requested CTE and Advanced Academics resources; and multiple Georgia school systems including DuBois Integrity Academy (RFP PE33258NONST2027000000021, due June 15, 2026) and Savannah Classical Academy (RFP PE55003NONST2026000000002, due June 12, 2026) issued competitive RFPs for food service management companies to operate National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. County and municipal buyers include Beaufort County, South Carolina (RFP 062226, detention center food services, due June 22, 2026); Kenosha County, Wisconsin (RFP 2610, skilled nursing facility food service, due May 27, 2026); New Mexico Department of Public Safety (RFP 26-790-1000-00003, law enforcement academy dining, due March 6, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Texas (RFP 250339, youth detention meals, due April 27, 2026); and the City of New London, Connecticut (dual RFPs for boardwalk creamery/galley operations and wedding/event catering at Ocean Beach Park, both due May 7, 2026). Invest Atlanta (RFP PE66789NONST2027000000021, posted July 6, 2026, due August 6, 2026) issued a dual-track solicitation for retail grocery market operators and food distributors serving municipal markets in designated Priority Communities, with significant economic development incentives. Geographic spread concentrates in Florida (Tampa Convention Center, Collier County beach concessions, Broward County emergency food service, Marion County school vending), Georgia (Atlanta food distribution, Clayton County food giveaway via MARTA, Whitfield County jail, Dalton State College dining), Texas (Williamson County jail and food truck management, San Antonio Pre-K 4 SA nutrition, Klein ISD, Houston juvenile probation), and the Carolinas (Beaufort County), with secondary activity in Arizona (Gateway Early College High School and Phoenix College Preparatory Academy child nutrition programs), Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The most recent posted opportunities—Invest Atlanta's food distribution and market operations RFP (August 6, 2026 due date) and Tampa Convention Center's re-bid for food and beverage services (July 27, 2026 due date)—signal active summer procurement activity centered on high-volume food service operations serving institutional populations and the public.