UNSPSC 27112115: Locking pliers

UNSPSC 27112115 Locking pliers (Commodity) covers hand-held locking grip tools that state and local governments procure as components of larger consumable supplies inventories, maintenance tool kits, and operational equipment sets for fleet maintenance, fire service operations, and general facilities upkeep. Recent solicitations show locking pliers bundled within broader janitorial and operational supply contracts serving emergency services, and as line items within master mechanic tool sets for state transportation and institutional fleet operations. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county commissioners' offices procuring for fire rescue departments, and state comptroller procurement divisions managing cooperative purchasing vehicles for multiple state agencies and higher-education institutions. The work is not standalone plier procurement but rather embedded within larger consumable or capital tool acquisition efforts targeting operational departments.

Geographic activity centers on Florida and Texas based on recent postings. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 2600319 in July 2026 for janitorial and operational supplies (due July 24, 2026) with an estimated one-year contract value of $765,679.84 for its Fire Rescue Department, which operates 47 stations across the county. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued Invitation for Bid 304T-26-445A1 in June 2026 through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system for master tool sets and individual hand tools serving TxDOT and other state agencies and institutions of higher education, with responses due June 11, 2026; the master tool sets specified minimum quantities of pliers (27 pieces) alongside broader hand and power tool collections, with contract performance through July 31, 2027, plus four renewal options through July 31, 2030. No standalone locking-plier opportunities are evident in recent postings; all activity involves pliers as minor components within larger supply or tool-set acquisitions.