UNSPSC 27112738: Detail sander

A type of orbital sander with small, usually triangular, base plates which can fit into awkward areas such as window frames, small items or furniture etc.

UNSPSC 27112738 Detail sander, a Commodity code, represents portable power tools and handheld sanding equipment that state and local governments acquire for maintenance, construction, and facility operations. The recent solicitation record shows minimal direct procurement under this specific commodity code; the two opportunities posted do not involve detail sanders. The first, a Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP #061626) for law enforcement equipment, and the second, a Jacksonville Transportation Authority RFP for transit stop operational maintenance, suggest that detail sanders, if procured at all under this code, are typically bundled into larger facility maintenance, construction, or equipment framework agreements rather than solicited as standalone tools. State and local buyers acquiring handheld power tools generally do so through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell or as line items within broader maintenance contracts, not as discrete commodity solicitations.

The geographic spread and issuing-body patterns are difficult to characterize from the available activity. The Sourcewell opportunity covers multiple Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) and participates nationwide, while the Jacksonville Transportation Authority operates in Northeast Florida; neither solicitation directly addresses detail sanders. No recent RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB focused specifically on detail sander procurement appears in the current record. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should note that activity is sparse and that handheld sanding tools are likely acquired through cooperative agreements or as components of larger facility maintenance and construction contracts rather than through dedicated commodity procurements.