UNSPSC 27112025: Short handled hoe

A hand tool with a short handle usually made of wood and a little flat blade inserted for removing plants considered unattractive, or troublesome from gardens.

UNSPSC 27112025 Short handled hoe is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local activity, encompasses weed control services and related labor for managing vegetation in irrigation and drainage infrastructure rather than the hand tool itself. State and local jurisdictions procure weed control under this code through sealed-offer solicitations that specify chemical or mechanical treatment methods, equipment requirements, performance standards, and service frequencies. The issuing bodies include county governments managing water infrastructure and municipal utilities; Orange County, Florida represents the recent activity in this code.

Orange County, Florida issued solicitation Y26-158 for Weed Control for Secondary Canals and Ditches Countywide (posted July 1, 2026, with responses due June 30, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET). The scope covers weed control treatment across secondary canal and ditch systems serving Orange County and the City of Orlando, with spray locations and service specifications detailed in attached exhibits. Responses must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform; hand-delivery, mail, fax, email, and telephone submissions are rejected. Questions were due June 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET through the OpenGov question-and-answer module. The source provides no other recent opportunities under the code, indicating limited activity in this commodity category across state and local jurisdictions at present.