UNSPSC 27111506: Shears

UNSPSC 27111506 Shears (Commodity) describes hand-held cutting tools, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code reveal that state and local governments are actually purchasing grounds maintenance equipment, parts, and supplies — including tractors, mowers, utility vehicles, irrigation equipment, and landscaping materials — rather than shears as discrete items. The code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited under it diverge significantly. Community college districts, county flood control authorities, municipalities, and transit authorities have issued invitations to bid and requests for proposals for comprehensive grounds and landscape equipment packages, site preparation and sod installation, turf establishment and mowing services, and bus wash equipment, none of which align with shears procurement.

The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement activity makes this a low-relevance category for vendors focused on shears or hand-held cutting tool supply. The Collin County Community College District ITB FY2024ITB037 (due July 10, 2024) sought grounds equipment, parts, and supplies across ten campuses with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000; the City of Dallas County RFP 50426 (due March 31, 2026) requested sod furnishment and installation; the Harris County Flood Control District ITB 250389 (due March 2, 2026) solicited turf establishment, vegetation promotion, and mowing services under a federally funded contract with base commencement around April 1, 2026 and four one-year renewal options; and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority ITB No. 24-011 (due September 27, 2024) procured specialized bus wash blower equipment. Activity is concentrated in Texas (Dallas, Harris County) and Florida, with secondary activity in Minnesota through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicle. Vendors specializing in the commodity category as defined — shears — show little relevant recent opportunity under this code in state and local procurement.