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 pruning tools that state and local governments procure as part of grounds maintenance equipment inventories and landscape service contracts. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring loppers alongside broader grounds equipment, vegetation management supplies, and landscaping services rather than as standalone items, reflecting the code's role as a component within larger maintenance and construction workflows. The issuing bodies span community college districts, cities, flood control districts, and transit authorities—a diverse mix of facilities management and public works organizations across multiple states.

Collin County Community College District issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB FY2024ITB037) in June 2024 seeking grounds equipment, parts, and supplies across ten campuses, with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000 and a response deadline of July 10, 2024; the 41-line-item procurement included hand-held maintenance equipment among tractors, mowers, and landscape products. Salt Lake City Corporation posted Request for Proposals SLCI26094 in April 2026 for arboricultural services—tree pruning, removal, and planting—with a May 12, 2026 response date, a scope that encompasses manual pruning work alongside larger tree management operations. Harris County Flood Control District's February 2026 Invitation to Bid for turf establishment, vegetation promotion, and mowing included grounds maintenance services supported by federal grants, with a March 2, 2026 response deadline and mandatory pre-bid conference on February 11, 2026. Recent activity is concentrated in Texas and the upper Midwest, with secondary opportunities in Florida and Utah; the code sees steady but limited standalone solicitation activity, most often bundled within multi-line-item equipment or landscaping service contracts rather than procured independently.