UNSPSC 23251701: Forge shear press

Subjecting the material to shear stresses, typically between a punch and a die, cuts the material into a slug, billet, or preform used during the forging operation.

UNSPSC 23251701 Forge shear press (Commodity) encompasses machine shop equipment parts and systems that state and local governments procure for fabrication, metalworking, and precision machining operations. Recent solicitations under this code show state agencies, universities, and counties sourcing replacement parts for existing shearing and metalworking equipment, CNC machining systems for technical training programs, and complete wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) and plasma-cutting platforms. The issuing bodies span higher-education institutions, state departments of transportation, county water and landfill operations, and school districts operating vocational or technical training programs. Work being solicited includes OEM replacement parts for Cincinnati shear machines (bearings, seals, gaskets, clutches, fasteners, and assemblies), wire EDM systems for precision machining curricula, CNC lathe and machining center equipment for university and technical college machine shops, and plasma-cutting tables for metal fabrication.

Activity concentrates in Texas and California, with recent opportunities from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Texas A&M University System, Texas State Technical College, the State of California, and Florida's Polk County School Board and Hillsborough County. TxDOT has issued multiple invitations for bid on OEM Cincinnati shear machine parts (IFB 601440000052666 due April 16, 2026, and ITB 601440000053313 due June 2, 2026); Texas A&M University System posted three consecutive ITBs in late June 2026 for CNC equipment, machine shop and welding fabrication equipment, and a CNC lathe and machining center (response dates July 13, July 15, and July 23, 2026); Texas State Technical College sought proposals for wire EDM machines and transformers (RFP-315 due March 11, 2026); the State of California solicited bids for a water table CNC hypertherm plasma cutter (RFB-IS-26201000 due June 11, 2026) and a shearing machine (RFB-IS-26200650 due March 10, 2026); the Polk County School Board requested CNC training equipment and simulator systems (response due March 24, 2026); and Hillsborough County announced a five-year sole-source procurement for maintenance and parts supporting Komptech composting equipment valued at $1,992,824.18.