UNSPSC 27111522: Flaring tool

A plumbing tool used to widen the end diameter of a tube according to different diameter measures.

UNSPSC 27111522 Flaring tool is a Commodity code that in state and local practice encompasses a much broader range of hand tools and tool accessories than the code name suggests. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing general-purpose hand tools—pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, shovels, buckets, and abrasive rolls—alongside specialized equipment like lifting hooks and CNC machining tooling. The issuing bodies span county departments of financial services and water resources, municipal water districts, city procurement offices, school boards, and cooperative purchasing vehicles. Counties in Florida and Georgia, the City of Dallas, and Eastern Municipal Water District in California are among recent buyers. Contracts are typically awarded to single vendors on a competitive sealed-bid or RFQ basis, though some offerings allow multiple awards and approved equivalents. Delivery requirements are strict—typically five to twenty business days—and vendors must often maintain adequate inventory, provide manufacturer authorization, and accept firm or indexed pricing over multi-year terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, and Texas. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB2600285 on June 2, 2026, seeking competitive sealed bids on 52 line items of hand tools with an estimated five-year contract value of $715,540.41 and a June 23, 2026 response deadline. The City of Dallas issued BL2600029896 on March 26, 2026, for a sixty-month indefinite-delivery master agreement for hand and power tools and supplies with an April 24, 2026 bid deadline and a local preference program for Dallas-based vendors. Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County issued RFB 3911 on April 1, 2026, for inventory tools and accessories with a five-year term, an April 16, 2026 deadline, and a requirement for 80 percent on-time delivery and 98 percent quality. Gwinnett County's Department of Financial Services posted IWQ 128183 on April 1, 2026, for 125 lifting hooks with an April 3, 2026 response date. The School Board of Polk County, Florida posted a vendor response request on April 6, 2026, for CNC training equipment and tooling, responding by March 24, 2026. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative, is managing RFP #061626 on behalf of participating counties in Washington state and other jurisdictions for law enforcement equipment, due June 16, 2026.