UNSPSC 23241612: Shaper cutter

Cutters used during the shaping process in which the cutter travels along a straight path and the workpiece is stationary.

UNSPSC 23241612 Shaper cutter is a Commodity code that represents metal-cutting equipment and related industrial machinery components sourced by state and local entities. However, the recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect a material mismatch with its nominal scope: the recent solicitations cluster around press brakes, CNC equipment, shear machines, plasma cutters, and composting-equipment maintenance — none of which are shapers or shaper cutters. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its defined product category.

The dominant issuing body in the recent records is the Texas A&M University System, which posted four ITBs between June and October 2026 for press brakes (two separate solicitations), a CNC lathe and machining center, and machine shop and welding equipment — all due through the AggieBid platform with response dates ranging from July through October 2026. The Texas Department of Transportation issued two parallel IFBs for OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati shear machines (due April and June 2026), while the State of California posted RFBs for a water-table CNC plasma cutter and an unspecified asset (due June and August 2026). Hillsborough County issued a sole-source notice for composting-equipment maintenance and parts from Powerscreen of Florida for five years at $1,992,824.18, and Sourcewell posted a cooperative RFP for law enforcement equipment on behalf of multiple Washington state counties. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, with secondary activity in California and Florida; the Sourcewell opportunity spans multiple jurisdictions nationwide. The code's recent record does not support a clear picture of active procurement aligned with the shaper-cutter commodity definition.