UNSPSC 27112847: Die case

Carrying case for hydraulic compression dies.

UNSPSC 27112847 Die case is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local solicitations posted under it. The three most recent opportunities—from the City of Augusta (Georgia), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Statewide Procurement Division), and Hillsborough County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners—all procure general hand tools and tool sets (hammers, wrenches, shovels, saws, screwdrivers, pry bars, and organized master tool sets with multiple piece counts and storage solutions), not die cases or die-casting equipment. The code appears to be mistagged in the state and local procurement systems, as the actual solicitations show no relevance to die-case manufacturing or tooling.

The issuing bodies represent a mix of municipal, county, and state cooperative purchasing operations. Augusta procures hand tools on an annual ITB basis with local-bidder and M/WBE program preferences; Hillsborough County pursues a five-year non-exclusive ITB with an estimated value of $715,540.41 and allows CPI-U-indexed annual adjustments; and the Texas Comptroller aggregates demand from TxDOT and other state agencies and higher-education institutions through the Texas SmartBuy cooperative system, with a pre-proposal conference and evaluation based on pricing (30 points), qualifications (30 points), and product quality and availability (40 points). Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Florida, and Texas. Given the code mismatch, this Commodity code should not be used as a reliable signal for die-case procurement; firms seeking state and local die-case or precision-tooling opportunities would benefit from confirming the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing activity under 27112847.