UNSPSC 27111516: Punching pliers

UNSPSC 27111516 Punching pliers is a Commodity code that covers individual hand tools and components of larger professional-grade tool assemblies for maintenance, repair, and operations work performed by state and local government agencies. The code is solicited by county governments and state agencies, often as line items within broader consumable-supplies or tool-set procurements rather than as standalone purchases. Issuing bodies include county commissioners' offices (procuring for operational departments such as fire rescue) and state purchasing divisions (procuring on behalf of multiple state agencies and higher-education institutions through cooperative purchasing vehicles). The scope spans consumable hand tools integrated into emergency-response and fleet-maintenance supply contracts, as well as component specifications within master tool set assemblies that must meet professional-grade performance and durability standards.

Recent activity reflects two primary patterns. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB2600319 in July 2026 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies (estimated at $765,679.84 for one year) to support the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department across 47 stations in the Tampa, Florida area, with deliveries required within ten days of purchase order and coordination through the Public Safety Operations Complex. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 in June 2026 through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, seeking master tool sets (minimum 1,152 pieces) and individual tools including pliers (specified as a minimum of 27 pieces within hand-tool complements) for TxDOT and other state agencies and higher-education institutions; the contract runs through July 31, 2027, with four renewal options through July 31, 2030. Activity concentrates in Florida and Texas, with the Texas procurement offering cooperative-purchasing access across state agencies and institutions statewide.