UNSPSC 23251505: Tube bending machine

Bending machines that use internal mandrels, or filling tubes with particulate materials such as sand, which are often necessary to prevent collapsing of the tubes during the bending. Solid rods and structural shapes are also bent by these techniques.

UNSPSC 23251505 Tube bending machine (Commodity) covers fabrication and metalworking equipment that state and local governments procure for shop operations, training, and production support. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring not only tube bending equipment but also closely related computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) machining systems, wire electrical discharge machines (EDM), shearing machines, and integrated machine-shop tooling packages. The issuing bodies span higher-education institutions (Texas A&M University System, Texas State Technical College, Polk County Schools), state-level agencies (California, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas state procurement), and county governments (Hillsborough County). Texas A&M University System appears as a repeat buyer, posting three separate ITB solicitations for CNC equipment, machine-shop fabrication tooling, and related machining centers between late June and early July 2026. Educational institutions dominate the recent activity, driven by training-program equipment needs and shop-facility refreshes.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Texas and California. Texas A&M University System issued ITBs for CNC equipment (due July 13, 2026), machine-shop and welding fabrication equipment (due July 15, 2026), and a CNC lathe and machining center (due July 23, 2026). Texas State Technical College posted an RFP for Wire EDM machines with a base-year value exceeding $100,000 (due March 11, 2026), and TxDOT solicited OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati shear machines on two separate occasions in April and June 2026. California issued an RFB for a water-table CNC hypertherm plasma cutter (due June 11, 2026) and an RFB for a shearing machine (due March 10, 2026). Outside the Texas-California corridor, Polk County Schools (Florida) sought a comprehensive CNC training solution including desktop mills, lathes, and simulator systems (due March 24, 2026), and Hillsborough County (Florida) announced a sole-source award to Powerscreen of Florida for maintenance and parts on Komptech composting equipment valued at $1,992,824.18 over five years. Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing RFP for law enforcement equipment (due June 16, 2026) spans multiple states including Washington, though that solicitation's connection to tube bending and machining work is tangential.