UNSPSC 27112104: Tongs

UNSPSC 27112104 Tongs is a Commodity code that encompasses hand tools and related accessories procured for operational and maintenance use across state and local government departments and agencies. State and local governments buy tongs alongside broader hand-tool inventories—hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, pry bars, shovels, and saws—typically through consolidated procurement agreements that bundle multiple tool types for warehouse stock and field deployment. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county governments, municipal water and utility districts, and city procurement offices. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Dallas both issued recent opportunities for hand-tool packages; Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County and Gwinnett County in Georgia issued narrower specialty-tool solicitations. These jurisdictions use indefinite-quantity agreements, informal quotations, and competitive sealed-bid processes to establish supply relationships with vendors who maintain adequate inventory, meet delivery performance standards, and hold manufacturer authorization.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, and California. Hillsborough County (Florida) posted ITB2600285 on June 2, 2026, seeking competitive sealed bids for 52 line items of hand tools with a five-year contract value of $715,540.41 and a response deadline of June 23, 2026. The City of Dallas issued BL2600029896 on March 26, 2026, for a sixty-month indefinite-quantity master agreement in hand and power tools with electronic bids due April 24, 2026; Dallas offers local-preference consideration for vendors within 5 percent of the lowest bid. Eastern Municipal Water District (Riverside County, California) posted RFB 3911 on April 1, 2026, for inventory tools and accessories with a five-year term and electronic bids due April 16, 2026. Gwinnett County (Georgia) issued an informal written quotation on April 1, 2026, for 125 specialty lifting hooks with quotes due April 3, 2026. Vendors competing under this code must demonstrate five years in operation, maintain manufacturer authorization, meet on-time and quality-delivery benchmarks, and comply with local wage and insurance requirements where applicable.