UNSPSC 23242615: Sheet metal grooving machine

A machine equipped with a steel bar used to hollow out a groove in the workpiece.

UNSPSC 23242615 Sheet metal grooving machine is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialized metalworking equipment — primarily press brakes, CNC equipment, and related fabrication machinery that public bodies use in production, maintenance, and research operations. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly higher-education systems and state agencies; Texas A&M University System has posted multiple ITBs for press brakes and CNC equipment since late June 2026, and the Texas Department of Transportation solicited OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine in both April and June 2026. Hillsborough County (Florida) posted a sole-source maintenance contract for composting equipment at its SE Landfill, and the State of California issued an RFB for a water table CNC Hypertherm plasma cutter. Equipment scope ranges from capital purchases (press brakes, CNC lathes, machining centers, and plasma cutters) to consumable and replacement parts (bearings, gaskets, seals, springs, clutches, fasteners, and assemblies for existing machinery). Work is performed primarily at facility shops and production grounds rather than on public roadways or in field settings.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas, with secondary activity in California and Florida. Texas A&M University System has issued at least four ITBs in the past four months — press brakes under TAMUS-ITB-27-0545 (due September 25, 2026), TAMUS-ITB-27-0548 (due October 29, 2026), CNC equipment under TAMUS-ITB-26-0540 (due July 13, 2026), and machine shop and welding equipment under TAMUS-ITB-26-0541 (due July 15, 2026). Texas Department of Transportation posted a proprietary IFB for OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine (601440000052666, due April 16, 2026) and a follow-up RFQ (601440000053313, due June 2, 2026), both for the Production Shop in Austin. All Texas A&M ITBs route through the AggieBid platform; responses must be submitted electronically, and all addenda and technical specifications post exclusively within AggieBid. The California RFB for a water table CNC Hypertherm plasma cutter (RFB-IS-26201000) closed June 15, 2026. Hillsborough County's sole-source notice of intent for Komptech composting equipment maintenance (SS2600306) closed June 25, 2026 and carried an estimated value of $1.99 million over five years.