UNSPSC 27111703: Socket sets

UNSPSC 27111703 Socket sets is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement reflects a broad miscoding: the code nominally encompasses hand tools for fastener work, but the recent activity tagged to it shows janitorial and operational supplies for fire station operations. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB-26-00319, posted July 7, 2026 with bids due July 24, 2026, sought consumable janitorial supplies including cleaning products, personal protective equipment, and operational consumables for 47 fire stations operating around the clock. The county estimated contract value at $765,679.84 for a one-year term on an as-needed basis with no minimum purchase guarantees. Products must be new and in original packaging from authorized distributors; standard delivery within 10 days, emergency delivery within five business days, all coordinated with the county project manager and scheduled between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST Monday through Friday to the Public Safety Operations Complex in Tampa, Florida.

The recent opportunity indicates little relevant activity under the socket sets Commodity code itself; the single posted solicitation represents a mismatch between the code assigned and the work actually being bought. State and local buyers appear not to be procuring socket sets systematically under this code in the current market. Practitioners pursuing fastener and hand-tool supply contracts should verify that socket sets procurement is coded correctly at point of opportunity posting rather than assume recent activity under 27111703 signals an active category. The Hillsborough County opportunity, while substantial in contract value, does not reflect socket sets demand and offers minimal signal for suppliers in that product family.