UNSPSC 27112112: Tongue and groove pliers

UNSPSC 27112112 Tongue and groove pliers, a Commodity code, encompasses hand tools procured by state and local governments for operations and maintenance work at facilities, transportation departments, and public safety agencies. State and local buyers source these tools as components of larger consumable supplies orders, standalone tool set procurements, and fleet maintenance inventories. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, state transportation departments, and statewide procurement divisions acting as cooperative purchasing administrators on behalf of multiple agencies and institutions of higher education. Recent activity shows both direct county purchasing and state-administered cooperative systems serving multiple end-users across regions.

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB on July 7, 2026, for janitorial and operational supplies (ITB2600319) with a response deadline of July 24, 2026, to supply the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department; the $765,679.84 estimated contract value covers consumable supplies on an as-needed basis. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued an Invitation for Bid (304T26445A1) on June 11, 2026, closing the same day, to procure master tool sets and individual hand tools for the Texas Department of Transportation and other state agencies through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, with pliers specified as one of the required hand tool components (minimum 27 pieces per master set) and a contract term running through July 31, 2027, with four renewal options. Recent procurement activity centers in Texas and Florida, with the Texas solicitation offering statewide access to multiple state agencies and institutions of higher education through cooperative purchasing.