UNSPSC 23251500: Metal bending machines

Machines that apply direct pressure to a piece of material, forcing it to change into either a curved or angular shape.

UNSPSC 23251500 Metal bending machines is a Class code covering press brakes and related sheet-metal fabrication equipment that state and local governments procure for in-house manufacturing, maintenance, and production operations. The recent solicitation record shows Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) as the dominant repeat buyer, having posted three separate press-brake ITBs between June and October 2026. The code also captures CNC equipment, machining centers, and related machine-shop apparatus — TAMUS solicited a CNC lathe and machining center in July 2026 and machine shop and welding equipment in June 2026. One outlier in the record is a June 2026 Hillsborough County sole-source procurement for maintenance and parts on Komptech composting equipment, which does not fit the metal-bending or sheet-metal manufacturing profile typical of the code; the Texas Department of Transportation's June 2026 solicitation for OEM replacement parts for a Cincinnati Shear machine aligns more closely with the code's scope. The issuing-body mix is dominated by higher-education procurement (TAMUS) but also includes county government (Hillsborough) and state transportation agencies (TxDOT).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where TAMUS has posted the majority of press-brake and machining-equipment bids since mid-June 2026, with response dates ranging from July 13 through October 29. TAMUS directs all submissions through its AggieBid procurement platform and consistently identifies Sterling Crowdus as the primary contact. California has posted at least one water-table CNC plasma cutter RFB (IS-26201000) due June 15, 2026, though the full specifications are not accessible in the available documentation. The Texas Department of Transportation posted two separate Cincinnati Shear machine OEM parts solicitations in April and June 2026, both using the Euna Procurement system and citing firm fixed-price awards based on best value. All TAMUS opportunities have been posted as ITBs with aggressive timelines (7–15 days to response), while TxDOT and California have used RFB and IFB formats with longer lead times. Commodity values are not disclosed in the TAMUS solicitations; the Hillsborough County maintenance contract, though outside the typical code scope, was valued at $1,992,824.18 over five years.