UNSPSC 27112028: Tree debarker

A small hand tool comprised of a wide flat blade screwed onto a handle that can be of several sizes. Used in gardens or estates to debark or clean the trunk of trees.

UNSPSC 27112028 Tree debarker is a Commodity code representing equipment and machinery for removing bark from felled trees—a specialized forestry operation that state and local governments procure rarely, if at all. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code do not involve tree debarking equipment; instead, they uniformly solicit tree trimming, removal, and vegetation management services performed by contractors under their own equipment and labor. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the nominal scope (debarking machinery) and the actual procurement activity (service delivery) suggests this code is either not used by state and local buyers or is misapplied in the sourcing systems that generated these results.

The overwhelming majority of recent opportunities across the dataset center on tree removal, hazardous tree abatement, tree trimming, palm pruning, stump grinding, and right-of-way vegetation clearing—all service contracts rather than equipment sales. Escambia County CRA in Florida has issued at least twelve hazardous tree removal quotes between May and July 2026, each soliciting large limb and trunk removal and hauling at single residential locations in Pensacola. Collier County, Florida issued ITB 25-8517 in June 2026 for furnish-and-install tree and palm services across the county on a three-year contract with a pre-bid meeting held May 28, 2026. Monroe County, Florida posted an RFP for invasive exotic plant removal at Marathon International Airport (response deadline July 7, 2026) with a maximum contract value of $300,000.00. The Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program in Massachusetts solicited FY27-19 Tree Services bids (due April 2, 2026) covering tree removal, trimming, debris removal, and stump grinding across three Berkshire County zones with an estimated first-year value of $1,230,240.00. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida issued RFP 26040-RFP-MST for tree trimming and removal services across 235 schools (estimated budget not exceeding $1,750,000.00), with proposals due March 2, 2026. The City of Milton, Florida posted ITB-2026-02 for as-needed tree trimming, removal, stump grinding, and debris hauling (bids due May 6, 2026) on a three-year contract with optional renewals. Clackamas County, Oregon issued RFQ 2026-16 for on-call arboricultural services including tree dropping, removal, trimming, and emergency response (quotes due April 9, 2026) with individual contract caps of $150,000.00. Glades Electric Cooperative in Florida posted two vegetation management proposals in April 2026—one for time-and-equipment right-of-way maintenance services (due April 23, 2026) and a second for four lump-sum jobs (due April 16, 2026) covering hundreds of linear miles of transmission line clearance.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under the nominal scope include county departments, municipal parks and public works agencies, school districts, electric cooperatives, regional public authorities, and cooperative purchasing programs spanning Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, Oregon, Georgia, and Arizona. Recent activity concentrates most heavily in Florida, where Escambia County CRA, Collier County, Monroe County, and Hillsborough County have posted multiple opportunities between March and July 2026. The commodity code itself appears dormant or misclassified; no recent solicitations actually request tree debarker equipment or machinery, making this code unsuitable for business development targeting state and local procurement in this category.