UNSPSC 27112117: End cut pliers

UNSPSC 27112117 End cut pliers, a Commodity code, covers hand tools and tool components that state and local governments procure as part of broader consumable supplies, maintenance equipment, and operational inventories. Recent solicitations show the code applied to janitorial and operational supply contracts as well as professional-grade mechanic tool sets—the former case a borderline mismatch where end cut pliers appear incidentally rather than as primary procurement drivers, the latter a clearer fit where pliers are specified as components of comprehensive tool kits for fleet and garage maintenance. State and local buyers acquiring under this code include county commissions, state transportation and procurement divisions, and other state agencies; the scope reflects both routine consumable replenishment and periodic capital purchases of durable hand tools for maintenance operations.

Recent activity spans Florida and Texas. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted an ITB on July 7, 2026, for consumable janitorial and operational supplies with a one-year estimated value of $765,679.84 and a response deadline of July 24, 2026, for delivery to 47 fire stations through the county's procurement system. 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 for TxDOT and other state agencies and institutions of higher education, with evaluation weighted toward pricing (30 points), respondent qualifications and experience (30 points), and product quality and availability (40 points); the initial term runs through July 31, 2027, with renewal options through July 31, 2030. The Texas procurement specifies minimum seven years' professional-grade mechanic tools business experience, statewide distribution and repair capability within 24 hours, ten-year warranties, and $500,000 commercial general liability insurance.