UNSPSC 27112016: Hedge clippers

UNSPSC 27112016 Hedge clippers (Commodity) covers hand-held grounds maintenance equipment that state and local governments procure as part of broader landscaping and turf-management supply contracts. Recent solicitations show that hedge clippers and similar equipment are bundled with mowers, string trimmers, blowers, and related supplies rather than purchased in isolation; state and local buyers are establishing multi-year supply agreements or service contracts that include preventative maintenance, repairs, and replacement parts across fleets of grounds equipment. The issuing bodies include community college districts, cities, and special-purpose districts such as flood-control authorities and transit authorities. Collin County Community College District's three-year grounds equipment ITB (FY2024ITB037, due July 10, 2024) and the City of Scottsdale's small-engine maintenance and supplies ITB (26IFB074, due June 9, 2026) exemplify the market: both are establishing multi-location, multi-year contracts where equipment acquisition, spare parts, and repair services are priced together on a fixed-discount-off-list or unit-cost basis. Neither specifies set-aside preferences for disadvantaged enterprise status.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Arizona, with secondary opportunities in Florida and Minnesota. The Harris County Flood Control District's turf establishment and mowing ITB (250389, due March 2, 2026) and the City of Dallas's sod furnishment and installation solicitation (50426, due March 31, 2026) show landscape-intensive procurement in the Gulf Coast region; the Scottsdale and Collin County opportunities anchor activity in Arizona and North Texas. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority's bus wash blower procurement (ITB No. 24-011, due September 27, 2024) represents specialized equipment installation rather than consumable supply. Collin County's estimated annual spend of $48,000 ($144,000 over the three-year term) and the Harris County contract structure with pre-bid conferences and documented performance standards are representative of the contract mechanics in this space. Vendors should expect to address local presence, equipment warranty, three-day turnaround or similar service-level commitments, and compliance with state and federal prevailing-wage or Section 3 labor requirements on federally funded work.