UNSPSC 23251703: Open die forging press

A solid workpiece is placed between two flat dies and reduced in height by pressing the two dies together.

UNSPSC 23251703 Open die forging press is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement records primarily through cooperative purchasing vehicles serving law enforcement and public safety agencies. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code—Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026 with response due June 16, 2026—suggests the code is being used as a catch-all tag within a much broader solicitation rather than reflecting actual demand for forging press equipment itself. The RFP explicitly targets law enforcement equipment for thousands of governmental entities including counties, school districts, higher education institutions, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations across the United States and Canada, a scope that does not align with the specific product category of open die forging presses. State and local governments use this Commodity code infrequently and typically do not procure forging press equipment through routine purchasing channels; when the code appears in records, it tends to be misclassified or overly broad in its application.

The geographic reach of the Sourcewell cooperative extends across multiple states and Canadian provinces, with the RFP explicitly naming Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington as participating entities, though the participating base spans far wider. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, is the issuing body, and the resulting contract framework will be available to all participating Sourcewell entities rather than a single jurisdiction. No other recent state and local opportunities under this code appear in available records. Vendors responding to RFP #061626 must submit proposals exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov by June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time; contact Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930 for inquiry routing. The solicitation does not specify set-asides, budget ranges, or award values.