UNSPSC 27111543: Masonry bit

As the name suggests, these are designed for drilling into brick, block, stone, quarry tiles or concrete. The cutting tip is often made from tungsten carbide bonded to a spiralled steel shaft.

UNSPSC 27111543 Masonry bit, a Commodity code, names drill bits used in masonry and construction work, but state and local governments are procuring masonry bits as part of broader hand-tools supply contracts rather than as standalone commodity line items. The recent opportunities show that masonry bits appear within master tool sets and general hand-tool assortments supplied to public works, transportation, and facilities-maintenance operations. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices, county commissioners, and state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of departments of transportation and other state agencies. The work solicited is ongoing supply of hand tools on an as-needed basis, with sealed bids (ITB format) and fixed or adjustable pricing structures. Augusta, Georgia's recent ITB covers 39 line items including masonry-related tools (hammers, files, axes) alongside nails and other hand tools; Hillsborough County's ITB lists 52 hand-tool line items including hammers and wrenches; and the Texas Comptroller's cooperative-purchasing solicitation for TxDOT and other state agencies calls for master tool sets containing at least nine hammers and 29 drill bits alongside a comprehensive inventory of pneumatic and hand tools for garage and fleet maintenance.

Geographic activity spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Texas, with state-level cooperative purchasing emerging as a significant procurement channel. The City of Augusta posted ITB 27-001 on September 10, 2026, with bids due September 29, 2026, covering hand tools on a one-year contract with four renewal options and a local-bidder preference applying to projects of $100,000 or less; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00285 on June 2, 2026, with bids due June 23, 2026, for a five-year hand-tools contract estimated at $715,540.41; and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued ITB 304T-26-445A1 through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, with a pre-proposal conference on May 28, 2026, and responses due June 11, 2026, for master tool sets and individual tools to supply TxDOT and other state entities across Texas, requiring respondents to hold at least seven years' experience in professional-grade mechanic tools and capability to provide statewide on-site repairs within 24 hours.