UNSPSC 23250000: Metal forming machinery and accessories

Metal forming machines typically squeeze metal into shape and include (but are not limited to) bending machines, cold-heading machines, presses, shears, coil slitters, and stamping machines.

UNSPSC 23250000 Metal forming machinery and accessories (Family) covers equipment and parts that state and local governments buy for machine shops, fabrication operations, and specialized manufacturing — principally press brakes, CNC lathes, machining centers, plasma cutters, and OEM replacement components for existing equipment. The work spans new equipment procurement, capital replacement, and ongoing maintenance and parts supply for industrial machinery. Issuing bodies include university systems (Texas A&M University System appears repeatedly), state departments of transportation, state procurement agencies, county solid-waste and utilities operations, and specialized state departments. Texas A&M University System has posted multiple ITBs for press brakes, CNC equipment, and machine shop equipment over the past four months, signaling sustained capital investment in fabrication and machining capacity.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and California. Texas A&M University System issued ITBs for a press brake (response due October 29, 2026, and again September 25, 2026), a CNC lathe and machining center (due July 23, 2026), machine shop and welding equipment (due July 15, 2026), and CNC equipment (due July 13, 2026), all through the AggieBid platform. Texas Department of Transportation solicited OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine at its Austin Production Shop (responses due June 2, 2026 and April 16, 2026). The State of California posted RFBs for a Water Table CNC Hypertherm Plasma Cutter (due June 15, 2026) and a separate asset procurement (due August 17, 2026). Hillsborough County, Florida announced a sole-source intent for five-year maintenance and parts support on Komptech composting equipment totaling $1,992,824.18, with challenges due June 25, 2026. Sourcewell, on behalf of multiple Washington counties, issued an RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026), though that entry appears miscoded and does not reflect the family's core scope.