UNSPSC 23251700: Forging machines

Forging machines shape the workpiece by compressive forces applied through various dies and tools.

UNSPSC 23251700 Forging machines is a Class code spanning the purchase of metal-forming and machine-shop equipment by state and local governments, though recent solicitations under this code focus primarily on CNC machining systems, electrical discharge machines, and related fabrication equipment rather than traditional forging presses. State and local buyers under this code include university systems, state transportation departments, state procurement offices, county facilities, and K-12 school districts. Texas A&M University System appears as a repeat buyer, having posted three recent ITBs for CNC equipment, CNC lathes, and machine-shop fabrication gear within a four-week window in June and July 2026. Work solicited ranges from new equipment acquisition—desktop and industrial CNC mills and lathes, wire electrical discharge machines (EDM), and water-table plasma cutters—to OEM replacement parts and maintenance contracts for existing machinery. Educational institutions dominate the recent activity, seeking training-grade and production-grade CNC platforms to support precision machining and tool-and-die programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and California. Texas A&M University System issued ITBs for CNC equipment (due July 13, 2026), a CNC lathe and machining center (due July 23, 2026), and machine-shop and welding equipment (due July 15, 2026), all posted between late June and early July 2026. Texas Department of Transportation has solicited OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati Shear machines twice in recent months (due April 16 and June 2, 2026). Texas State Technical College posted an RFP for Wire EDM machines with a base contract value exceeding $100,000 and a summer 2026 installation deadline. The State of 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). Polk County Schools in Florida requested a comprehensive CNC training solution through a vendor-response request (due March 24, 2026). Sourcewell, representing multiple Washington counties and other participating entities, issued an RFP for law-enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026 deadline, though this opportunity appears tangential to the code's core machinery scope. The code shows active procurement momentum in Texas higher education and state operations, with secondary activity in California state government and Florida schools.