UNSPSC 90101500: Eating and drinking establishments

UNSPSC 90101500 Eating and drinking establishments is a Class code that encompasses state and local procurement of operational food and beverage services across diverse venue types—concession operations, catering, campus dining, detention center meals, emergency food services, and managed food programs for schools and community facilities. The code covers both standalone food service contracts and integrated operations where vendors manage kitchens, staffing, menu development, and customer service at public venues and institutions.

Recent solicitations span state departments, counties, cities, school districts, universities, and special-purpose authorities. Issuing bodies include the Florida Department of Transportation (Burns Building food services in Tallahassee, solicitation ITN16477 posted July 13, 2026, proposals due July 28, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (North Collier Regional Park food services, ITN 258360 posted October 8, 2026, proposals due March 6, 2025), Dane County (Alliant Energy Center food and beverage operations, RFP 2026-RFP-056-PR posted September 24, 2026, proposals due October 22, 2026), Tampa Convention Center (food and beverage services re-bid, RFP 26P00355 posted July 27, 2026), Beaufort County South Carolina (detention center food services, RFP 062226 posted September 28, 2026, proposals due June 22, 2026), multiple school districts (DuBois Integrity Academy, Harlandale ISD, Savannah Classical Academy, Parkway School District Missouri), and state park systems (Connecticut DEEP, Colorado state parks). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, the Southeast, and the Upper Midwest, with secondary activity across New England, Texas, Colorado, and the Great Lakes region. The code sees consistent procurement volume spanning emergency services (City of Bartow catering for hurricane operations, ITB 26-23 posted October 5, 2026; City of Cocoa emergency catering, RFQ IQ2602COC posted September 7, 2026), institutional dining (detention facilities, universities, school districts), venue operations (performing arts centers, sports complexes, fairgrounds), and mobile/farmers market expansion programs (Invest Atlanta municipal grocery and distribution, RFP PE66789NONST2027000000021 posted July 6, 2026; Connecticut DEEP farmers markets, RFI DEEP2027002MM posted August 3, 2026). Recurring evaluation drivers include operational experience (typically 3–5 years minimum), financial stability, food safety and health compliance, staffing capability, insurance requirements (commercial general liability commonly $1 million per occurrence), and—where applicable—local-vendor preferences or set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises. Contract terms typically run one to five years with optional renewals.