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 is a Commodity code that captures precision metal-cutting equipment and related machinery purchased by state and local governments for manufacturing, maintenance, and educational purposes. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal a broader scope than the nominal category suggests: Texas A&M University System, Texas State Technical College (TSTC), and the School Board of Polk County, Florida are sourcing CNC equipment, wire electrical discharge machines (EDM), lathes, machining centers, and related machine shop and fabrication equipment through ITBs and RFPs. The Texas Department of Transportation is procuring OEM replacement parts for existing Cincinnati Shear machines to maintain in-service production equipment. Hillsborough County, Florida is securing five-year maintenance and parts support for composting equipment (separating screens and windrow machines). The issuing bodies span state higher-education systems, technical colleges, school districts, and county departments—a mix reflecting both training delivery and operational equipment maintenance.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with additional recent solicitations from California. Texas A&M University System issued three ITBs within three weeks in June–July 2026 (CNC equipment due July 13, machine shop and fabrication equipment due July 15, and a CNC lathe and machining center due July 23). Texas State Technical College posted an RFP for Wire EDM machines and transformers due March 11, 2026, with a value exceeding $100,000 and a one-year base term plus four optional renewals. The School Board of Polk County, Florida requested a comprehensive CNC training solution (desktop mills and lathes, industrial lathe, simulator, tooling, installation, and two-year warranty) due March 24, 2026. Hillsborough County's sole-source notice of intent to award Powerscreen of Florida, Inc. for five years of composting equipment maintenance totaled $1,992,824.18 in labor, parts, and materials. TxDOT issued two separate IFBs for Cincinnati Shear OEM replacement parts (23 line items each, due April 16 and June 2, 2026). California issued RFBs for a water table CNC Hypertherm plasma cutter (due June 11, 2026) and a shearing machine (due March 10, 2026). Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative, posted an RFP for law enforcement equipment with broad participating-entity access due June 16, 2026.