UNSPSC 23241808: Deep hole drilling machine

A drilling machine that drills relatively deep holes with respect to the hole diameter.

UNSPSC 23241808 Deep hole drilling machine is a Commodity code, yet the state and local opportunities tagged under it show a fundamental mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. The recent opportunities include press brakes, CNC equipment, machine shop and fabrication equipment, ironworker positions, composting equipment parts and maintenance, OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati shear machines, a water table CNC plasma cutter, and law enforcement equipment — none of which are deep hole drilling machines. The code's recent activity consists almost entirely of Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) ITBs for press brakes and related shop equipment posted across June, July, and September 2026, alongside unrelated equipment solicitations from the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Hillsborough County, and the State of California. The purchasing pattern suggests the code is either miscoded in the state and local systems or is being used as a catch-all for machine shop and equipment fabrication acquisitions rather than for deep hole drilling specifically.

The issuing bodies are predominantly higher education (TAMUS), state transportation and corrections departments (TxDOT, TDCJ), and municipal/county agencies (Hillsborough County, City of California procurement). Texas dominates the recent activity, with multiple TAMUS facilities posting repetitive equipment ITBs through the AggieBid platform with response deadlines clustered in June, July, and September 2026, followed by activity in Florida and California. Representative recent opportunities include TAMUS ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 for a press brake due October 29, 2026; TxDOT IFB 601440000053313 for OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine due June 2, 2026; and Hillsborough County's June 17 notice of intent to award Powerscreen of Florida $1,992,824.18 over five years for maintenance and parts for Komptech composting equipment. Given the disconnect between the code label and the work being procured, this code shows little relevant recent activity for deep hole drilling machine procurement; vendors evaluating this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for their equipment or services before pursuing solicitations under it.