UNSPSC 27112106: Linemans pliers

UNSPSC 27112106 Linemans pliers, a Commodity code, captures hand tools and tool sets that state and local governments procure for maintenance, repair, and operational work across fire rescue, transportation, and fleet operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers are acquiring both individual lineman's pliers as components of comprehensive tool sets and as standalone inventory items to support 24/7 operations and ongoing maintenance programs. The issuing bodies span county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Department of Transportation through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), and cooperative purchasing vehicles that extend procurement to institutions of higher education and other state agencies. Work under this code includes supplying consumable and durable hand tools for fire rescue stations, fleet maintenance shops, and highway operations on both as-needed and bundled master-set bases, with vendors required to meet professional-grade specifications, maintain local distribution and repair capabilities, and hold multi-year warranty coverage.

Recent activity appears in Florida and Texas. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 on June 11, 2026, through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, procuring master tool sets containing a minimum of 27 pliers as part of larger 1,152-piece sets for TxDOT and other state agencies, with responses due June 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM Central Time; the initial contract term runs through July 31, 2027, with four renewal options through July 31, 2030. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00319 on July 7, 2026, for janitorial and operational supplies totaling an estimated $765,679.84 for the Fire Rescue Department's 47 stations, with bids due July 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; while the solicitation does not break out hand tools as a line item, the operational supplies scope for 24/7 fire station operations typically includes hand tools and consumable maintenance items. Texas SmartBuy allows respondents to indicate eligibility for Texas-manufactured goods and service-disabled veteran ownership preferences; no specific set-aside designations appear in the Texas solicitation documents.