UNSPSC 27112108: Needlenose pliers

UNSPSC 27112108 Needlenose pliers is a Commodity-tier code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of hand tools and tool sets for maintenance and operations work across state and local agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying both individual hand tools—including needlenose pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, and hammers—and comprehensive master tool sets containing 1,152+ pieces designed for fleet maintenance, garage operations, and field repair work. Issuing bodies include county commissions, state procurement offices managing cooperative purchasing systems, and transit and transportation agencies. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners are the primary recent solicitors, representing both statewide cooperative-purchasing models and county-level operational procurement.

Activity appears concentrated in Texas and Florida. The Texas Comptroller issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 in June 2026 through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, soliciting master tool sets and individual hand tools (including pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, and diagnostic equipment) for the Texas Department of Transportation and other state agencies and institutions of higher education, with responses due June 11, 2026, and an initial contract term through July 31, 2027, plus four renewal options. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB2600319 in July 2026 for janitorial and operational supplies (including hand tools as consumables) for the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department, with bids due July 24, 2026, and an estimated contract value of $765,679.84 for a one-year period. Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear prevalent, with awards likely available to multiple vendors at different line items.