UNSPSC 23241803: Gun drilling machine

Drilling machine used for long holes such as those found in gun bores, gun drills are used. The length of the hole requires that coolant be delivered through the shaft of the gun drill to the cutting front.

UNSPSC 23241803 Gun drilling machine is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect gun drilling equipment; instead, they predominately cover press brakes, CNC equipment, machine shop and welding equipment, replacement parts for industrial machinery, and unrelated procurements such as law enforcement equipment and an ironworker position. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitations suggests the code shows little relevant activity under its intended taxonomy. Of the opportunities posted, the clearest equipment-adjacent procurements are press brakes and CNC machinery from the Texas A&M University System, which appear to serve academic and institutional fabrication operations rather than gun drilling specialization.

The issuing bodies are predominantly the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), with five separate ITBs for equipment posted between June and October 2026, along with isolated procurements from the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Hillsborough County (Florida), the State of California, and Sourcewell. Texas dominates recent activity. The Texas A&M procurements—including ITBs for press brakes (TAMUSITB270548 due October 29, 2026; TAMUSITB270545 due September 25, 2026), a CNC lathe and machining center (TAMUSITB260542 due July 23, 2026), machine shop and welding equipment (TAMUSITB260541 due July 15, 2026), and CNC equipment (TAMUSITB260540 due July 13, 2026)—all require electronic submission through AggieBid. The absence of gun drilling machine solicitations and the prevalence of unrelated opportunities under this code suggest limited purchasing intent in state and local procurement for this specific commodity, making pursuit under the code as currently tagged a poor signal of genuine demand.