UNSPSC 90101603: Catering services

UNSPSC 90101603 Catering services, a Commodity code, encompasses meal preparation, delivery, and service for state and local events ranging from small internal meetings to large conferences and banquets. State and local governments procure catering through a mix of issuing bodies: school districts, county parks and recreation departments, cities, state universities, state agencies, transit authorities, and county courts. Recent activity shows sustained volume across geographies and issuing-body types, with no single buyer dominating the code.

Representative recent solicitations illustrate the scope. The City of Philadelphia issued a micro-purchase (RFQ B2727367) in June 2026 for breakfast and lunch catering at the Dell Music Center, due June 23, with eight to twenty events projected across the contract year. The Cuyahoga County Office of Child Support Services posted an IFB (7142) in July 2026 for venue rental and catering for a single-day workshop serving 50–75 attendees on September 24, 2026, responses due July 29. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet issued RFP 2700000001 in July 2026 for catering and bartending services at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, with proposals due July 31, anticipating 20–26 weddings annually and events of 300–1,000 attendees. Boulder County, Colorado posted RFP-292-26 in May 2026 for nutritional food services to its Head Start program serving approximately 110 children ages three to five, with proposals due June 26 and a federal CACFP funding model. Katy Independent School District issued RFP2402AK-b in June 2026 for restaurant catering, delivery, and mobile food services, proposals due June 15. The University of Houston Athletics Department issued RFP-730-UofH-3130 in July 2026 for Athletics Production Services (incorrectly tagged under this code), proposals due August 4. Activity is distributed across Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, and other states. School districts, county parks departments, and state agencies post most frequently; repeat buyers include San Antonio Independent School District (continuous open solicitations for student activities and fundraising) and Philadelphia (recurring micro-purchases for departmental catering). The code is active and broadly pursued across issuing-body types and geographies, with response dates typically four to six weeks from posting and contract terms spanning one year to five years with renewal options common.