UNSPSC 27112113: Slip or groove joint pliers

UNSPSC 27112113 Slip or groove joint pliers (Commodity) covers hand tools for maintenance and repair work procured by state and local governments. The recent solicitation activity shows state and local buyers purchasing individual pliers as part of larger consumable-supply contracts and professional-grade mechanic tool sets for fleet and facility maintenance operations. The issuing bodies include county governments, state transportation departments, and state purchasing divisions acting as cooperative vehicle administrators; the scope spans janitorial and operational supplies contracts requiring pliers and related hand tools, as well as structured master tool sets for garage and fleet maintenance programs serving multiple state agencies and institutions.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Florida. 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 to procure master tool sets and individual hand tools (including pliers among 27 minimum pieces) for TxDOT and other state agencies and institutions of higher education, with responses due June 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM Central Time, and an initial contract term through July 31, 2027, with four renewal options. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued Invitation for Bid ITB2600319 on July 7, 2026, for consumable janitorial and operational supplies (including hand tools for fire stations) with bids due July 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; the estimated contract value is $765,679.84 for a one-year term, with deliveries to fire stations in the Tampa, Florida area.