UNSPSC 27112039: Lopper

A type of pruning tool designed to handle materials where the diameter exceeds u inch (20 mm). The longer handles on these pruners give the user more reach, as well as more leverage. They are useful for hedges, vineyards, and orchard maintenance.

UNSPSC 27112039 Lopper, a Commodity code, describes hand-held cutting and trimming equipment that state and local governments procure as part of grounds maintenance operations. Recent solicitations show that this code captures individual tools and equipment pieces within larger grounds-maintenance contracts rather than standalone lopper purchases; the Collin County Community College District's 2024 ITB for grounds equipment, parts, and supplies explicitly listed hand-held maintenance equipment alongside tractors, mowers, and landscape products as line items in a single procurement. Educational institutions and community college districts are the primary issuing bodies visible in current activity under this code.

The most recent relevant opportunity is the Collin County Community College District ITB FY2024ITB037, posted June 18, 2024, with responses due July 10, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., seeking grounds equipment and supplies across ten campuses with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000 and a three-year contract value of approximately $144,000. The district required bidders to maintain a local physical presence within a 75-mile radius and to provide percentage discounts off manufacturer's list prices. Activity under this code appears concentrated in Texas, with limited visibility into other states or jurisdictions in recent months. The second and third opportunities in the source—the Mississippi solicitation and the Sourcewell law enforcement equipment RFP—do not align with lopper procurement and do not inform the code's activity characterization.