UNSPSC 27112227: Grout spreader

A tool used to spread grout across tiles and into the spaces between them. It has a flexible, squeegee edge to move the grout around without damaging the surface of the tiles.

UNSPSC 27112227 Grout spreader (Commodity) covers tools and equipment for applying grout and related concrete finishing work, but recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct procurement of grout spreaders under this code. The three opportunities that do touch concrete work—the City of Madison's concrete sidewalk removal and replacement (IFB, bid due July 17, 2026), the City of Fairburn's Strickland Street pedestrian improvements with concrete sidewalk installation (IFB #26-012, bid due May 22, 2026), and Waukesha County's single concrete saw procurement (RFB #2026006, bid due March 5, 2026)—center on concrete placement, finishing, and cutting rather than grout application. The remaining opportunities in the data set (Hillsborough County's janitorial and operational supplies ITB, City of Jackson's ready-mix concrete delivery RFP, and Orange County's bridge replacement project) show no relevance to grout spreaders. State and local governments issuing under this code span county departments of public works, municipal engineering and community development units, and county highway operations. The geographic spread includes Florida (Hillsborough, Orange), Wisconsin (Waukesha), Georgia (Fairburn/Fulton County), and Michigan (Jackson).

Concrete-related work itself draws steady activity from municipalities and counties pursuing infrastructure and ADA-compliance projects, but the grout spreader commodity specifically shows limited recent solicitation volume. The concrete work posted carries standard state and local procurement profiles: fixed-price contracts, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance where federal funding is involved, insurance and bonding requirements, and local vendor preference scoring in jurisdictions offering it. Businesses pursuing this code should recognize that concrete finishing tools and grout application equipment enter state and local procurement primarily as incidental line items within broader construction or maintenance contracts, not as standalone commodity procurements. Demand is present but dispersed, making this a lower-volume code compared to broader construction services families.