UNSPSC 90101800: Carryout and takeaway services

UNSPSC 90101800 Carryout and takeaway services, a Class code, spans the full range of ready-to-consume food operations that state and local governments purchase—from vending machine operations and concession stands to food truck services, catering, and managed dining programs. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies procuring everything from seasonal food trucks at parks to comprehensive food service management at schools, universities, detention facilities, and public buildings, with significant activity in school nutrition programs, higher education dining, and specialized venue concessions.

The issuing-body mix is diverse and includes school districts (Cypress-Fairbanks, Northside, Katy, Harlandale in Texas; Parkway in Missouri; Meliora and Northwest Classical Academy in Georgia; South Umpqua in Oregon), county governments (Orange County, California; Beaufort County and Greenville County in South Carolina; Kenosha County, Wisconsin; Collin County, Texas), city and municipal departments (New Haven, San Mateo County Parks, City of Temple, City of Huntsville, City of New London, Town of Woodbridge), universities and community colleges (Florida Atlantic University, Colorado Northwestern Community College, SUNY Rockland, University of Georgia, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh), and special-purpose districts (Boulder County Head Start, various state detention facilities). The geographic spread of recent activity spans California, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Mississippi, with Texas and Georgia showing particular concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Orange, California's IFB-017-3016702-JC for vending machines and services across 40 county locations (response due July 8, 2026, with 5 to 8 percent set-asides for local and disabled veteran-owned businesses); Beaufort County, South Carolina's RFP #062226 for detention center food services (proposals due June 22, 2026); Colorado Northwestern Community College's CNCC FY26-014 for food service management covering dining, catering, and conference services (proposals due May 21, 2026); and Greenville County, South Carolina's RFP 26106 for inmate food and supplies for the detention center (proposals due June 5, 2026). School districts dominate the landscape, with recurring solicitations for food service management companies to operate lunch and breakfast programs under fixed-price-per-meal or cost-reimbursable structures, typically covering three-to-five-year initial terms. Set-asides and preferences vary—some jurisdictions (Orange County, San Mateo Parks, Temple) apply local-vendor or disadvantaged-enterprise preferences; others (most school districts) run open competitive procurements. Activity is steady and year-round, with Q3 2026 showing the densest cluster of responses.