UNSPSC 27112143: Tile cutting pliers

A type of pliers with a base handle and an actuating handle connected by a pivot and a return spring and terminating in a respective cutter blade for cutting small tiles. For cutting big tiles, the tool has a jaw plate and two needle holders longitudinally spaced at an inner side that move relative to the longitudinal stop bar.

UNSPSC 27112143 Tile cutting pliers is a Commodity code that has generated minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The most recent opportunities posted under this code do not solicit tile cutting pliers or tile-specific cutting tools; instead, they source hand tools, power tools, HVAC and plumbing supplies, lifting hardware, and janitorial consumables for county facilities, state hospitals, water districts, and municipalities. The mismatch between the code designation and the work actually being bought suggests that state and local procurement offices may be applying this code to broader hand-tool and construction-supply categories rather than to specialized tile cutters or masonry tools.

The recent opportunities span Florida, Texas, Georgia, and California, with issuing bodies including Hillsborough County (two separate ITBs for hand tools and janitorial supplies), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (an IFB for HVAC and plumbing parts at Rusk State Hospital), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (an IFB for master tool sets through Texas SmartBuy), the School Board of Polk County (a vendor response request for CNC training equipment), Gwinnett County (an informal quotation for lifting hooks), the Eastern Municipal Water District in California (an RFB for inventory tools), and the City of Dallas (an ID/IQ master agreement for hand and power tools). Representative recent solicitations include Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00285 for hand tools with an estimated five-year value of $715,540.41 due June 23, 2026, and the City of Dallas's BL26-00029896 for a sixty-month master agreement on hand and power tools due April 24, 2026. The code shows no distinct concentration among issuing bodies or states; activity is sporadic and scattered across multiple jurisdictions and tool categories that bear no direct relationship to tile cutting applications.