UNSPSC 27111526: Deburring tool

A hand tool used to smooth out rough areas or surface irregularities on metal or other material. Comprised of a handle containing an elongated bar similar to a bit attached to a blade or cutting disc.

UNSPSC 27111526 Deburring tool is a Commodity code that sees little activity in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect deburring tools or abrading and finishing work — instead, they span press brakes, CNC equipment, machining centers, welding and fabrication equipment, shear machine replacement parts, plasma cutters, composting equipment maintenance, ironworker staffing, and law enforcement equipment. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited indicates that the code is either misapplied in the state and local system or carries minimal real procurement volume in this market segment.

The only opportunity with a clear match to finishing or abrading activity is Hillsborough County's composting equipment maintenance notice of intent (SS2600306, due June 25, 2026), which names filter replacements and component wear-item replacement but does not specifically call out deburring or finishing services. Texas A&M University System and the State of California account for the bulk of recent postings under this code, but those solicitations address fabrication and machining equipment acquisition rather than finishing tool procurement. The Texas Department of Transportation's two Cincinnati Shear machine replacement-parts solicitations (601440000052666 and 601440000053313) involve OEM parts for metal-working equipment but not deburring tools themselves. Given the absence of substantive recent activity aligned with the code's stated commodity scope, pursuit under this code warrants verification that a specific opportunity is correctly tagged before committing resources to proposal development.