UNSPSC 23242609: Honing machine

A machine used to achieve very precise surface and geometry dimensions in non-gear applications by removing minute amounts of metal from the work piece.

UNSPSC 23242609 Honing machine (Commodity) covers precision grinding and finishing equipment for metal parts, but recent state and local opportunities under this code show a significant mismatch: the recorded solicitations are predominantly for press brakes, CNC equipment, machine shop and welding gear, and unrelated items such as law enforcement equipment and composting parts—none of which are honing machines. The Texas A&M University System has posted multiple ITBs for press brakes and CNC equipment under codes that appear tagged to this honing-machine commodity, while the Texas Department of Transportation has solicited OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines, and the State of California has posted for a water-table CNC plasma cutter. Hillsborough County solicited composting equipment maintenance, and Sourcewell issued an RFP for law enforcement equipment. The scope tags do not align with the commodity's nominal name, indicating either systematic miscoding or a fundamental disconnect between how the code is labeled in the taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are actually using it in practice.

Activity under this code is concentrated in Texas, with the Texas A&M University System as a repeat buyer (five ITBs for equipment between June and October 2026) and the Texas Department of Transportation appearing twice with Cincinnati Shear parts solicitations (April and June 2026). The California State procurement office posted two RFBs in June 2026 for CNC and plasma-cutting equipment. All recent opportunities use electronic procurement portals—AggieBid for TAMUS, Euna Procurement for state of Texas and county procurements, and Sourcewell for cooperative purchasing. Response dates have passed on most 2026 opportunities; the most recent open ITB is TAMUSITB270548 for a press brake from Texas A&M University System due October 29, 2026. Given the pervasive mismatch between the code name and actual solicitation content, vendors should verify that opportunities tagged to this code genuinely require honing-machine capability before investing in pursuit.