UNSPSC 23242600: Specialized or miscellaneous metal cutting machines

Specialized machines that only perform one operation or miscellaneous machines.

UNSPSC 23242600 Specialized or miscellaneous metal cutting machines is a Class code under which state and local governments procure precision metalworking equipment including press brakes, CNC lathes, machining centers, and water-table plasma cutters. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code as a source for both capital equipment acquisitions and replacement parts for existing machinery. The Texas A&M University System dominates the recent activity, issuing multiple ITBs for press brakes, CNC equipment, and machine shop welding and fabrication equipment; the state of Texas also appears through the Department of Transportation's solicitations for OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines.

The overwhelming majority of recent activity originates from Texas, with three distinct issuing bodies: the Texas A&M University System (six separate ITBs between June and October 2026), the Texas Department of Transportation (two IFBs in May and June 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (one solicitation in August 2026). Secondary activity includes the State of California (RFB for a water-table CNC Hypertherm plasma cutter in June 2026, response due June 15, 2026), Hillsborough County, Florida (notice of intent for composting equipment maintenance in June 2026), and Sourcewell (a Minnesota cooperative issuing an RFP for law enforcement equipment on June 16, 2026, though that opportunity's relevance to metal-cutting machines is unclear). Representative recent opportunities include Texas A&M's ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 for a press brake with responses due October 29, 2026, and TxDOT's IFB 601440000053313 for OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines with responses due June 2, 2026. Submissions across all Texas A&M and TxDOT procurements flow through electronic systems—AggieBid for TAMUS and the Euna Procurement platform for TxDOT—with all technical specifications and addenda available exclusively within those portals.