UNSPSC 27112208: Pickaxe

A pickaxe is a tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle. Normally one edge is pointed like a spike and the other chiseled, however, some types have a hammer. The spike is most commonly made of metal, and the handle is most commonly made of wood or metal.

UNSPSC 27112208 Pickaxe is a Commodity code that in practice sees minimal state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities on record show only tangential or misaligned solicitation activity: a janitorial and operational supplies contract from Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (consumable goods for fire rescue operations), a ready-mix concrete services procurement from the City of Jackson, Michigan, and multiple concrete and bridge construction projects from Orange County, Florida, the City of Madison, Wisconsin, the City of Fairburn, Georgia, and Waukesha County, Wisconsin. None of these solicitations directly address pickaxe procurement or hand tool supply at scale. The janitorial supplies opportunity (ITB2600319, response due July 24, 2026, estimated value $765,679.84) is the closest match to consumable operational goods, but it encompasses a broad category of supplies rather than specialized tools.

The geographic spread of recorded activity spans Florida (Hillsborough and Orange counties), Michigan (Jackson), Wisconsin (Madison and Waukesha County), and Georgia (Fairburn), with issuing bodies including county governments, cities, and county highway departments. No repeat buyers appear under this code. The mismatch between the code's pickaxe designation and the actual procurement activities recorded suggests that state and local governments either classify hand tools under different UNSPSC codes in practice or source pickaxes through broader consumables and supplies categories rather than as discrete line items. Absent clear evidence of direct pickaxe solicitation, this code warrants close monitoring but shows limited current opportunity density for vendors focused on hand tool supply.