UNSPSC 27111534: Compass cutter

A hand tool comprised of a main body with measurement indicators and an interchangeable blade at one end, and an adjustable shaft at the other end with a nail for fastening. The shaft can be adjusted to select the size of the circumference to be cut when the tool is spun.

UNSPSC 27111534 Compass cutter is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as hand tools for general maintenance, operations, and facility management — though recent activity shows the code being applied more broadly to cutting and severing instruments including bolt cutters and consumable supplies. The issuing bodies using this code span cities and counties; the Philadelphia micro-purchase for bolt cutters and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' janitorial and operational supplies requisition represent the two recent traceable opportunities. Both issuing bodies are purchasing these items for operational use across departments and public-safety facilities.

Recent opportunities appear in Florida and Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia issued a micro-purchase IFB (Solicitation B2727842) for bolt cutters with a response deadline of September 4, 2026, requiring submission through the PHLContracts.phila.gov eProcurement platform; LGBTQ-ownership identification and voluntary certification disclosure were requested. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB (ITB2600319) on July 7, 2026 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies supporting 47 fire stations at an estimated contract value of $765,679.84 for a one-year term, with delivery required to the Public Safety Operations Complex in Tampa, Florida. Delivery standards are tight — standard delivery within ten days of purchase order receipt, emergency delivery within five business days — and bidders must be authorized distributors capable of providing backorder and recall information.