UNSPSC 27112126: Flat nose pliers

UNSPSC 27112126 Flat nose pliers is a Commodity code that encompasses hand tools for maintenance and operational use across state and local agencies. In recent solicitations, flat nose pliers appear as line items within broader tool procurement, typically bundled with other hand tools in master tool sets or consumable supply contracts. State and local governments purchase these tools for fire rescue operations, transportation fleet maintenance, and general facilities support. Issuing bodies span county purchasing offices, state transportation departments, and statewide cooperative purchasing divisions. The scope includes new, first-class condition tools meeting current production standards, often with extended warranties and firm pricing structures. Vendors must typically be authorized distributors capable of demonstrating product authenticity, meeting recall disclosure requirements, and supporting emergency delivery windows.

Recent activity centers on Texas and Florida. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 on June 11, 2026, procuring master tool sets and individual tools for the Texas Department of Transportation and other state agencies through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system; the solicitation specifies minimum quantities for pliers (27 pieces in master sets) alongside other hand tools, with responses due June 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM Central Time. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted ITB-26-00319 on July 7, 2026, for janitorial and operational supplies valued at $765,679.84 for the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Department, with delivery to Tampa, Florida; while the primary focus is consumable supplies, the scope includes operational hand tools for 47 fire stations operating continuously. The Texas SmartBuy procurement runs through July 31, 2027, with four renewal options through July 31, 2030, and permits awards to multiple vendors by line item. Both solicitations require FOB Destination pricing and prohibit factory seconds or repackaged items.