UNSPSC 23242205: Gear shaping machine

Gear shaping machines use a pinion-shaped cutter to create a gear. The cutter has an axis parallel to that of the gear blank and rotates slowly with the blank at the same pitch-circle velocity with an axial reciprocating motion.

UNSPSC 23242205 Gear shaping machine is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal alignment with gear-cutting or precision machine-tool work. The Texas A&M University System has posted six ITBs since mid-September 2026 under this code for industrial CNC routers, press brakes, and 3D printers—none of which are gear shapers. A single RFP from Sourcewell (State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative) on behalf of participating Washington and multi-state entities solicited law enforcement equipment, also unrelated to the code's nominal scope. The mismatch between code definition and actual solicited items suggests either classification error or that UNSPSC 23242205 is being used as a catch-all for manufacturing equipment acquisitions beyond its intended taxonomy.

The issuing bodies are predominantly the Texas A&M University System, which has dominated recent activity with multiple ITBs, and Sourcewell as a cooperative purchasing vehicle serving counties and jurisdictions across Washington state and nationally. Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas (all six TAMUS solicitations) and secondary coverage in the Pacific Northwest through the Sourcewell cooperative. Representative recent opportunities include TAMUS ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0546 for an industrial CNC router posted October 16, 2026 with bids due October 23, 2026; TAMUS ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 for a press brake posted October 14, 2026 with bids due October 29, 2026; and Sourcewell RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment posted May 12, 2026 with proposals due June 16, 2026. All TAMUS submissions occur through the AggieBid electronic procurement platform; Sourcewell uses its proprietary Procurement Portal. The source does not disclose contract values, specifications, set-asides, or award criteria for any solicitation.