UNSPSC 27112001: Machetes

UNSPSC 27112001 Machetes, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct activity in recent state and local procurement; the code captures hand tools and cutting implements that state and local governments purchase as part of broader grounds maintenance, landscaping, and general facilities operations. State and local issuing bodies—education districts, transit authorities, cities, and counties—occasionally solicit machetes and similar cutting tools bundled within larger hand-tool and equipment line-item procurements, but the code does not appear as a standalone focus in recent solicitations. When machetes do appear, they are typically embedded in broader grounds equipment, landscaping supply, or hand-tool aggregations rather than procured as discrete line items.

Recent solicitations naming this code show a fragmented geographic and issuing-body picture. The Collin County Community College District (Texas) issued an Invitation to Bid in June 2024 (ITB FY2024ITB037, due July 10, 2024) for Grounds Equipment, Parts, and Supplies across ten campuses, with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000 and a three-year contract value of approximately $144,000, encompassing hand-held maintenance equipment alongside larger grounds assets. The City of Philadelphia posted a hand-tool micro purchase (B2626809, due April 14, 2026) capped at $43,000 through its PHLContracts eProcurement platform. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (061626, due June 16, 2026) for Law Enforcement Equipment showed Washington state participation (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties) but does not appear to align with machete procurement. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (Florida) issued an ITB for bus wash blowers, which similarly falls outside the code's scope. Activity is sparse and geographically scattered across Texas, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Vendors should expect machetes to be sourced as secondary line items in larger grounds maintenance or facilities hand-tool procurements rather than as standalone category opportunities.