UNSPSC 23242613: Tapping machine

A machine tool that cuts female screws mechanically by using the tap on the straight hole drilled.

UNSPSC 23242613 Tapping machine, a Commodity code, encompasses metal-working equipment for shaping, fabricating, and finishing metal stock—though state and local procurement activity under this code shows a mismatch between the nominal classification and actual recent solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged to the code include multiple press brake, CNC lathe, CNC equipment, and machine shop purchases, plus one ironworker position listing and one composting equipment maintenance contract, none of which align with tapping-machine work. Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) is the dominant repeat buyer in the recent records, soliciting press brakes (three separate ITBs between June and October 2026), CNC equipment, and machine shop fabrication equipment through the AggieBid electronic procurement platform. When issuing bodies do post aligned work, they typically seek metal-working equipment outright on a firm, fixed-price basis with electronic submission and AggieBid or Bonfire portal delivery. The code shows little relevant recent activity, suggesting either sparse demand under this specific classification or systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, where TAMUS and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) have posted multiple equipment solicitations through June and October 2026, with supporting activity in California (via RFB-IS-27200068 for equipment not detailed in the available metadata, due August 17, 2026) and Florida (Hillsborough County's sole-source equipment-maintenance solicitation for composting machinery). Representative recent opportunities include TAMUS ITB TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 for a press brake with responses due October 29, 2026, and TxDOT IFB 601440000053313 for OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines with responses due June 2, 2026. All responses were submitted electronically through agency portals (AggieBid for TAMUS, Bonfire for TxDOT). Contract values and detailed specifications remained locked within portal systems and were not disclosed in public posting summaries.