UNSPSC 27112030: Billhook

A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as an implement for cutting vegetation. It is similar to a machete, but it is more angular and ends in a hook that allows a second cut by pulling backwards after the first cut. It also usually has a rectangular secondary blade on the back.

UNSPSC 27112030 Billhook (Commodity) represents hand tool procurement by state and local governments, though the recent solicitation activity shows limited direct demand specifically for billhooks as a standalone item. The City of Augusta, Georgia's September 2026 ITB for hand tools covers 39 line items including shovels, posthole diggers, pitch forks, hammers, axes, rakes, brooms, files, saws, and other grounds-maintenance and construction hand tools supplied on an as-needed basis, with fixed pricing throughout the contract year and optional price escalation capped at three percent. Collin County Community College District's July 2026 ITB for Grounds Equipment, Parts, and Supplies similarly encompasses hand-held maintenance equipment alongside larger grounds-maintenance assets across ten campuses. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal procurement offices and community college districts; no state-level or county-exclusive repeat solicitation activity appears in recent posts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The City of Augusta's ITB closed September 29, 2026, with local-bidder preference applying to awards of $100,000 or less when the lowest local qualified bidder falls within ten percent or $10,000 (whichever is less) of the lowest non-local bidder, and M/WBE recordkeeping requirements apply regardless of dollar amount. Collin County Community College District's ITB, posted July 7, 2026 with a due date of July 10, 2024 (a date inconsistency in the source), targets an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000 across a three-year contract and requires vendors to maintain a physical business presence within 75 miles of the college. The Sourcewell RFP #061626 (due June 16, 2026) for Law Enforcement Equipment, administered through a Minnesota cooperative, does not directly target billhook procurement and represents a separate contracting vehicle. Hand tool procurement at the state and local level appears episodic rather than continuous, tied to annual or multi-year supply agreements rather than frequent standalone bids.