UNSPSC 27112111: Alligator pliers

UNSPSC 27112111 Alligator pliers, a Commodity code, describes hand tools that state and local governments procure as components of larger operational-supply and fleet-maintenance contracts. Recent solicitations show alligator pliers being bought as part of consumable janitorial and operational supplies for emergency services, and as line items within comprehensive master tool sets for vehicle fleet maintenance. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county purchasing offices, state procurement divisions, and state transportation departments operating on cooperative purchasing agreements.

Activity appears concentrated in Florida and Texas. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB2600319 in July 2026 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies—including hand tools—for the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department, with an estimated contract value of $765,679.84 and a response deadline of July 24, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued Invitation for Bid 304T-26-445A1 through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system in June 2026 for master tool sets and individual tools for TxDOT and other state agencies and higher-education institutions; the master tool sets specified minimum quantities of pliers (27 pieces minimum) alongside other hand and power tools, with a response deadline of June 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM Central Time and an initial contract term through July 31, 2027, plus four renewal options through 2030.