UNSPSC 23242118: Knurling tool

This tool is used in conjunction with a lathe to emboss the ends of metal tubes and shafts. The embossed grooves may act as hand grips for the user or better traction for rubber or plastic covers. The knurling tool itself consists of multiple rotary cutters which are held against the metal shaft as it turns on the lathe at a relatively slow speed (500 rpm on average).

UNSPSC 23242118 Knurling tool, a Commodity code, describes specialized metalworking and machining hand tools, though state and local procurement activity under this code focuses more broadly on general-purpose hand tools, tool accessories, and supplies for maintenance, operations, and technical training. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing mixed inventories of hand and power tools—pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, brooms, brushes, and other general maintenance equipment—alongside specialized tooling for CNC machining education and lifting equipment. Issuing bodies span counties, municipalities, water districts, school boards, and service cooperatives procuring for ongoing departmental and warehouse replenishment as well as one-time capital equipment needs for technical training programs. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the City of Dallas, Eastern Municipal Water District, and the School Board of Polk County appear as recent buyers, with Sourcewell issuing a multi-jurisdictional cooperative procurement on behalf of participating entities across Washington state and beyond.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Hillsborough County, Polk County), California (Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County), Texas (City of Dallas), and Washington state (via Sourcewell's cooperative), with some national scope through Sourcewell's multi-state framework. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County's ITB2600285 for fifty-two line items of hand tools with a five-year estimated value of $715,540.41 and response due June 23, 2026; the City of Dallas' sixty-month ID/IQ master agreement for hand and power tools and supplies (solicitation BL2600029896) with response due April 24, 2026 and local preference available for firms within Dallas; Eastern Municipal Water District's RFB 3911 for inventory tools and accessories with a five-year term and response due April 17, 2026; and Sourcewell RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment available to thousands of governmental agencies nationwide with response due June 16, 2026. The code shows active and recurring procurement at multiple tiers of government, with most contracts structured as multi-year supply agreements or indefinite delivery arrangements reflecting ongoing inventory needs.