UNSPSC 26111910: Hydraulic clutches

UNSPSC 26111910 Hydraulic clutches is a Commodity code that sees limited alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The one recent opportunity directly relevant to the code's hydraulic-clutch scope involves Broward County's RFI challenging a sole-source brake designation for Dellner Bubenzer USA Inc.—specifically Bubenzer brakes and storm rail clamps for container gantry cranes at Port Everglades, which require secure holding under all operating conditions and emergency stopping capability. The remaining opportunities posted under this code—Pinellas County School District's motor vehicle brake parts ITB, DeKalb County's IT and low-voltage infrastructure installation for a tennis center reconstruction, Atlanta BeltLine's construction trade outreach, and Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment cooperative procurement—fall outside hydraulic-clutch procurement and suggest the code may be tagged inconsistently across state and local procurement systems. The brake-parts opportunity from Pinellas County does involve brake components (pads, shoes, rotors, drums, master cylinders, calipers, wheel cylinders, boosters) for passenger vehicles, light trucks, and medium to heavy duty trucks and buses, but does not explicitly reference hydraulic clutches as a line item.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with one multi-state cooperative offering. Broward County's RFI for Bubenzer brakes closed July 1, 2026, and challenges whether Dellner Bubenzer USA Inc. is the sole capable vendor for the brake systems; the Director of Purchasing will determine comparability and sole-source designation. Pinellas County School District's ITB #26-AM-016 for motor vehicle brake parts closes August 24, 2026, with estimated annual value of approximately $190,000, contract period October 28, 2026 through October 27, 2027, and optional renewals; Florida businesses receive a 5 percent preference when the lowest bid is from an out-of-state supplier whose state does not grant reciprocal preference. The school district will evaluate bids August 24 through September 7, 2026, with Notice of Intent to Award posted October 6, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and most posted opportunities, practitioners should validate code assignments in source documents before committing bid resources.