UNSPSC 23241616: Wire or cable cutter

UNSPSC 23241616 Wire or cable cutter is a Commodity code designating hand tools used to cut wire and cable, yet the single recent state and local opportunity posted under this code shows a fundamental mismatch between the code assignment and the actual procurement. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00319 on July 7, 2026, for consumable janitorial and operational supplies on an as-needed basis, with the contract valued at $765,679.84 and a response deadline of July 24, 2026. The supplies are for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department operations across 47 fire stations operating 24 hours daily. The solicitation requires all products to be new and in original packaging, authorized distributor status, and delivery within 10 days of purchase order receipt to the Public Safety Operations Complex in Tampa, Florida. Wire or cable cutters are not janitorial supplies, and their inclusion in a janitorial consumables ITB indicates either a coding error by the issuing body or an incidental inclusion of hand tools within a broader operational supplies framework. The code shows no other recent activity in state and local procurement databases.

The geographic scope is limited to Florida based on the single posted opportunity. Hillsborough County is the only issuing body visible in the available recent opportunities. Bidders must be authorized distributors capable of managing backorder and chain-of-custody information, with pricing quoted free-on-board destination. No minimum purchase quantities are guaranteed, and the County reserves the right to award by line item or overall total. A Cone of Silence prohibits direct contact with County employees outside the Director of Procurement. The contract may be shared with members of the Hillsborough County Governmental Purchasing Council under identical terms. Given the mismatch between the code and the scope of work actually being procured, wire and cable cutters do not represent meaningful procurement activity under this code in the state and local market at present.