UNSPSC 27111540: Tile bit

A specialized bit for drilling ceramic tile and glass. It has a ground tungsten carbide tip.

UNSPSC 27111540 Tile bit is a Commodity code capturing individual cutting and drilling tools and consumable bits used in maintenance and construction operations across state and local agencies. Recent state and local solicitations show demand for tile bits as part of broader hand-tool and power-tool master agreements, particularly where agencies purchase professional-grade mechanic tools, fleet maintenance sets, and general-purpose hand-tool inventories for warehouse distribution and field operations. The code sits within procurement streams serving state transportation departments, county maintenance operations, municipal facilities and water departments, and higher-education institutions purchasing through cooperative purchasing vehicles or direct IFB and ID/IQ agreements. Issuing bodies include state procurement offices managing statewide cooperative systems, county commissioners' boards, and city procurement bureaus establishing multi-year master agreements for distributed tool purchasing.

Three recent opportunities illustrate the scope and activity. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 in June 2026 for master tool sets and individual tools through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative system, serving TxDOT and state agencies and institutions of higher education, with responses due June 11, 2026; the procurement explicitly lists drill bits (29 pieces minimum in master sets) alongside wrenches, pliers, and diagnostic tools, with contract terms through July 31, 2030 plus options. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners released ITB-26-00285 in June 2026 for hand tools (52 line items, estimated value $715,540.41 over five years, due June 23, 2026), comprising pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, and shovels for county warehouse distribution. The City of Dallas solicited bids under BL26-00029896 in March 2026 for a sixty-month ID/IQ master agreement for hand and power tools and supplies across all City Departments, due April 24, 2026, with a local preference program for Dallas-based vendors and a $23.06 per hour living wage requirement for successful bidders. Activity centers in Texas (state statewide vehicle, Dallas, Hillsborough County) with cooperative purchasing and multi-year ID/IQ structures favoring established vendors with manufacturer authorization and statewide or multi-location delivery capability.