UNSPSC 27112732: Power pipe bender

A power tool commonly used to make the elbows of pipes and also other forms.

UNSPSC 27112732 Power pipe bender is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show that agencies are actually buying broad assortments of general hand tools — shovels, hammers, pry bars, wrenches, saws, shovels, and related items — rather than specialized power pipe benders. The City of Augusta, Georgia and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners both posted competitive sealed bids (ITB) for annual and multi-year hand tools supply contracts, each spanning 39 to 52 line items of brand-name-specified tools for operational and maintenance use. These are ongoing as-needed supply contracts, not equipment purchases or standalone power tools. The code shows little evidence of state and local demand for the power pipe bender product specifically; rather, the tagging appears to reflect a misclassification of general hand tools procurement into a narrower commodity category.

Activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners bid (due June 23, 2026) carried an estimated contract value of $715,540.41 over five years and permitted CPI-U-based annual price adjustments, with delivery required within five business days to multiple County warehouse locations. The City of Augusta ITB 27-001 (due September 29, 2026) was structured as a one-year term with four optional one-year renewals and a ten percent local bidders preference for awards under $100,000. A third opportunity — Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment (due June 16, 2026) — was tagged under this code as well but covers a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement equipment procurement across Washington and other states, which does not align with power pipe bender scope. Bidders should treat this code as low-signal for specialized power-bending equipment in state and local procurement; recent activity consists primarily of general hand tools supply contracts.