UNSPSC 27111554: Blade sharpener

A tool to sharpen the blades of cutting tools by grinding them down to even out the surface of the blade.

UNSPSC 27111554 Blade sharpener (Commodity) covers specialized sharpening equipment and services for food-service blades and cutting tools. State and local procurement under this code focuses on smallwares maintenance and blade-maintenance products purchased as part of broader school nutrition and kitchen operations support. Recent solicitations reveal that the code sits within larger kitchen-equipment and cafeteria-supplies procurement bundles where blade sharpeners, honing steels, and related smallwares maintenance items are bundled alongside cookware, utensils, and food-service equipment. Issuing bodies are primarily large school districts managing multi-campus food-service operations; the two most recent opportunities come from established district purchasing offices handling centralized procurement for dozens of school nutrition locations.

Activity centers on Texas and Georgia school districts. Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio solicited kitchen equipment, parts, supplies, and repair services through IFB 2026-078 (response due May 28, 2026), a comprehensive procurement covering equipment and maintenance across 132 schools and 15 support sites with pricing maintained for one year and contract options to renew for two additional one-year periods. Henry County Schools in Georgia simultaneously solicited cafeteria smallwares through IFB-2026-100100-0318 (response due May 5, 2026) for as-needed weekly delivery to 52 school nutrition locations through June 2027 with four optional renewal terms. Both solicitations require FOB destination delivery, three performance references, liability insurance, and federal and state compliance certifications. Neither procurement specifies an estimated award value or budget range. NISD participates in the Central Texas Purchasing Alliance (CTPA), allowing other member districts to adopt awarded contracts at the same or better terms, potentially expanding contract scope beyond the issuing district.