UNSPSC 27112804: Stamping dies or punches

UNSPSC 27112804 Stamping dies or punches (Commodity) encompasses hand tools and related supplies that state and local governments procure for maintenance, fleet operations, and general departmental use. Recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers are actually acquiring broad catalogs of hand tools—hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, pry bars, saws, shovels, and related items—rather than specialized stamping dies or punches as the code name suggests. The issuing bodies include municipalities (the City of Augusta, Georgia), counties (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state-level procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple agencies and institutions. Hand tool supply contracts are tendered as ITBs with annual or multi-year terms, typically requiring fixed pricing with limited escalation allowances and firm delivery timelines.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and across Texas. The City of Augusta posted ITB 27-001 Hand Tools—Annual Bid on September 10, 2026, with sealed bids due September 29, 2026, covering 39 line items of hand tools and miscellaneous supplies with a local bidders preference for awards under $100,000 and M/WBE program requirements. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB-26-00285 Hand Tools on June 2, 2026, with bids due June 23, 2026, for 52 line items across a five-year term with an estimated contract value of $715,540.41, allowing CPI-U-based price adjustments and cooperatively available to Hillsborough County Governmental Purchasing Council members. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-445A1 on June 11, 2026, seeking master tool sets and individual tools for TxDOT and other state agencies through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, with responses due June 11, 2026, requiring respondents to demonstrate seven years' experience in professional-grade mechanic tools and 24-hour statewide service capability, with evaluation weighted 30 points for pricing, 30 for qualifications, and 40 for product quality and availability.