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, a Commodity code, encompasses precision metalworking equipment and replacement parts for machine shops, CNC operations, and specialized manufacturing support. State and local governments procure under this code when outfitting educational institutions' training programs, state agency production facilities, and university research or instructional machine shops with equipment and components to maintain existing machining operations. Recent solicitations show a mix of new equipment purchases (CNC lathes, Wire EDM systems, plasma cutters) alongside OEM replacement parts for existing production machinery, reflecting both capital acquisition and sustaining-maintenance demand.

Texas institutions dominate recent activity under this code. Texas A&M University System has issued three ITBs in June and July 2026 for CNC equipment, a CNC lathe and machining center, and machine shop/welding/fabrication equipment—all posted through the AggieBid platform with response dates between July 13 and July 23, 2026. Texas State Technical College posted RFP-315 in March 2026 for Wire EDM machines and transformers for its Precision Machining Technology program, with value exceeding $100,000 and installation required by Summer 2026. The Texas Department of Transportation issued two IFBs (April and June 2026) for OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines at its Production Shop in Austin, with response dates of April 16 and June 2, 2026. Outside Texas, the School Board of Polk County, Florida requested vendor responses in March 2026 for integrated CNC training equipment including desktop mills and lathes with tooling and warranty support. The State of California solicited bids for a shearing machine (RFB-IS-26200650, due March 10, 2026) and a Water Table CNC Hypertherm Plasma Cutter (RFB-IS-26201000, due June 15, 2026). Geographic concentration in Texas is pronounced, with secondary activity in Florida and California.