UNSPSC 27112313: Marking gauge

A tool used to draw parallel line or make marks with prescribed dimensions on timber or steel plate.

UNSPSC 27112313 Marking gauge (Commodity) covers hand tools and measuring instruments that state and local governments procure for maintenance, operations, and fleet work. However, the recent solicitations tagged under this code show minimal direct activity in marking gauges themselves; instead, they reflect broader hand-tool and operational-supply procurement across fire rescue, water utilities, transportation, and municipal departments. Hillsborough County (Florida), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and the City of Dallas are among the issuing bodies active in this space, procuring everything from consumable janitorial supplies and plumbing parts to comprehensive master tool sets for fleet and garage maintenance. The scope spans brand-name hand tools (pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, shovels), power tools (battery-powered, air-powered, and corded electric variants), diagnostic equipment, lifting hardware, and storage solutions, typically on an as-needed or indefinite-quantity basis with firm pricing over multi-year terms. Most contracts include CPI or price-adjustment provisions tied to labor-statistics indices and require new, first-class products with manufacturer warranties; bidders must demonstrate authorized distributor status, inventory capability, and on-site service or emergency delivery capacity.

The code shows the most recent activity in Florida (Hillsborough County posting two separate hand-tool and janitorial-supply ITBs in June and July 2026), Texas (HHSC Rusk State Hospital IFB for HVAC and plumbing parts in June, and the Comptroller's statewide Texas SmartBuy cooperative procurement for master tool sets due June 11, 2026), California (Eastern Municipal Water District RFB 3911 for inventory tools and accessories due April 16, 2026), Georgia (Gwinnett County's informal written quotation for lifting chain hooks due April 3, 2026), and Dallas (City of Dallas ID/IQ master agreement for hand and power tools due April 24, 2026). Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00285 for 52 line items of hand tools, estimated at $715,540.41 over five years (bids due June 23, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's master tool set procurement through SmartBuy for TxDOT and other state agencies (due June 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM Central Time), which requires minimum seven years' experience in professional-grade mechanic tools, statewide 24-hour repair capability, and firm pricing with 1.5 percent administrative fee on all purchases. Most contracts permit award to single or multiple vendors and reserve the right to modify quantities or terminate for convenience.