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 (Commodity) represents equipment and machinery that state and local governments procure for metalworking operations, educational training programs, and maintenance of specialized production facilities. Recent solicitations show that purchasing bodies acquire wire electrical discharge machining systems, CNC equipment of various types (lathes, mills, machining centers), shearing machines, and related replacement parts and tooling. The work spans both outright equipment purchases and the establishment of master orders or cooperative agreements to supply machines, parts, and associated training or warranty services to institutional users over multi-year terms.

Issuing bodies include university systems (Texas A&M University System), state technical colleges (Texas State Technical College), state agencies (Texas Department of Transportation, State of California), school districts (Polk County Schools, Florida), county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida), and cooperative purchasing entities (Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties). Texas A&M University System appears as a repeat buyer, issuing three recent ITBs between June and July 2026 for CNC equipment, machining centers, and machine shop equipment. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Austin and College Station), Florida (Tampa and Polk County), and California, with multi-state cooperative purchasing spanning Washington and broader jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include Texas A&M University System ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0540 for CNC Equipment (due July 13, 2026), TSTC RFP-315 for Wire EDM Machines with anticipated value exceeding $100,000 (due March 11, 2026), Texas Department of Transportation IFB 601440000053313 for OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine in Austin (due June 2, 2026), and Polk County Schools' request for vendor response for a comprehensive CNC training solution including desktop and industrial CNC equipment with training and warranty (due March 24, 2026).