UNSPSC 23242503: Column and knee milling machine

General purpose milling machine where the milling cutter may be horizontal for slab milling or vertical for face and end milling, boring, and drilling operations. The knee supports the saddle and gives the table vertical movement.

UNSPSC 23242503 Column and knee milling machine is a Commodity code for CNC and conventional milling equipment, including vertical mills, knee mills, and related machining center hardware. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects purchases of both new production equipment and rental services for educational institutions, university research and teaching labs, county public works operations, and specialized manufacturing support. The issuing bodies span higher education institutions (Texas A&M University System, Metropolitan State University of Denver through the Auraria Higher Education Center), county governments (Floyd County, Georgia; Broward County, Florida), and municipal departments (City of Jackson, Mississippi). Universities dominate recent solicitation activity, purchasing equipment for machine shops and fabrication labs; county and municipal buyers typically procure milling services (equipment rental with operators) for roadway capacity and surface improvement projects rather than equipment purchases.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Southwest, with activity centered in Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Texas A&M University System posted three ITBs in June and July 2026 for CNC equipment, a CNC lathe and machining center, and machine shop and welding equipment (TAMUSITB260540, TAMUSITB260541, TAMUSITB260542, responses due July 13, 15, and 23, 2026 respectively), all managed through the AggieBid electronic procurement platform with contact Sterling Crowdus at soprocurement@tamus.edu. Metropolitan State University of Denver solicited quotes for Sharp Industries vertical mills and lathes through documented quote procurements in April 2026 (DQ1GMAA20260004221 and DQ1GMAA20260004222, due April 16, 2026). Floyd County, Georgia issued BID 26-004 in February 2026 for daily milling machine rental with two operators to support roadway profiling work across three neighborhoods (response due February 12, 2026). No current opportunities under this code show activity in law enforcement equipment, highway construction, or fiber optic installation—those solicitations in the source material (Sourcewell RFP 061626, Broward County TRN2131938C1 and TRN2131951C1, and Jackson TRN2131938C1) are mistagged and unrelated to column and knee milling equipment procurement.