UNSPSC 27112821: Router bits

UNSPSC 27112821 Router bits is a Commodity code, though the recent state and local opportunities solicited under this classification actually span a broader range of hand tools beyond router bits alone—including hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, pry bars, brooms, shovels, and related items supplied on an as-needed basis to support maintenance, fleet, and operational functions. State and local issuing bodies buying under this code include municipal procurement offices (city governments), county commissioners, and state-level cooperative purchasing divisions. The City of Augusta, Georgia and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners represent typical municipal and county buyers; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) Statewide Procurement Division, procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation and other state agencies through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative purchasing system, represents higher-tier state purchasing vehicles. The scope of work reflects ongoing inventory replenishment contracts with fixed pricing, firm delivery windows (typically five to sixty days), and optional annual renewal periods; suppliers are commonly held to brand-name or equivalent specifications and must provide documentation of product quality and comparability.

Activity under the code appears concentrated in the South and Southwest. The City of Augusta posted an ITB for annual hand tools supply on September 10, 2026, with sealed bids due September 29, 2026, covering 39 line items and subject to a local bidders preference (10 percent or $10,000 threshold) and M/WBE program requirements. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00285 on June 2, 2026, with bids due June 23, 2026, spanning 52 line items across a five-year term with an estimated value of $715,540.41. The Texas CPA's Invitation for Bid 304T-26-445A1, posted June 11, 2026, with responses due June 11, 2026, targeted master tool sets (minimum 1,152 pieces) and individual hand and power tools for state agencies and institutions of higher education through cooperative purchasing, requiring respondents to demonstrate seven years' experience in professional-grade mechanic tools, statewide capability including 24-hour repair service, and compliance with Texas-manufactured and service-disabled veteran preference categories. Pricing, product quality, and respondent qualifications each weighted 30 to 40 points in the CPA evaluation.