UNSPSC 27112122: Sheet metal pliers

UNSPSC 27112122 Sheet metal pliers (Commodity) covers hand tools for mechanics and maintenance operations, grounded in state and local procurement of master tool sets and consumable janitorial supplies. State and local governments acquire sheet metal pliers as components within larger tool packages for fleet and facilities maintenance, and as individual consumables through cooperative purchasing vehicles and county procurement processes. Issuing bodies include state transportation and procurement offices leveraging cooperative purchasing systems, county government maintenance and emergency services departments, and state agencies with fleet operations. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, operating the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system for the state transportation department and higher-education institutions, and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, procuring supplies for fire rescue operations, represent the types of repeat and volume buyers in this code.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Texas and Florida. The Texas Comptroller issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 in June 2026 for master tool sets and individual hand tools (including pliers as a component specification) for use by TxDOT and other state agencies, with responses due June 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM Central Time; the contract runs through July 31, 2027 with four renewal options. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00319 on July 7, 2026 for consumable janitorial and operational supplies (estimated contract value $765,679.84 for one year) with responses due July 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, serving the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department's 47 fire stations. The Texas procurement path emphasizes experience certification (minimum seven years in professional-grade mechanic tools), statewide service and repair capability within 24 hours, and Texas-manufactured and service-disabled veteran ownership preferences, whereas the Florida county procurement follows standard sealed-bid process without set-asides.