UNSPSC 27112001: Machetes

UNSPSC 27112001 Machetes is a Commodity code representing hand-tool blades and cutting implements state and local governments purchase for grounds maintenance, landscaping, and general facility operations. The recent solicitations show machetes appearing as part of broader hand-tool supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the City of Augusta's annual hand-tools bid (ITB 27-001, due September 29, 2026) bundles machetes with shovels, axes, rakes, and similar implements under a single-source supply agreement, while Collin County Community College District's grounds equipment procurement (ITB FY2024ITB037, due July 10, 2024) includes hand-held maintenance equipment alongside larger grounds-maintenance assets. Issuing bodies under this code span municipal procurement departments (City of Augusta), community college districts (Collin County Community College District), and county governments participating in cooperative purchasing frameworks (participating counties through Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment initiative). The code sees limited standalone activity; when machetes are solicited, they typically appear as line items within multi-category tool or grounds-maintenance contracts rather than as dedicated procurements.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity across Washington-state counties participating in Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle. The City of Augusta issued its annual hand-tools ITB with local-bidder preference protection (10% or $10,000 cost threshold for qualified local vendors) and M/WBE documentation requirements; suppliers must deliver within 60 days of purchase order and maintain fixed pricing throughout the contract year, with up to three percent escalation permitted at renewal. Collin County Community College District's three-year grounds-equipment contract (September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027) budgeted $48,000 annually and required vendors to maintain a physical business presence within 75 miles and assign a dedicated account representative. The code shows episodic but geographically dispersed demand; opportunities appear tied to routine municipal and educational grounds-maintenance refreshes rather than to concentrated procurement cycles.