UNSPSC 27113002: Tube brushes

UNSPSC 27113002 Tube brushes, a Commodity code, addresses the procurement of hand tools and related accessories by state and local governments, though recent opportunities tagged to this code show mixed relevance to tube brushes specifically. The actual work being solicited includes broad hand-tool inventories spanning brushes, pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, screwdrivers, shovels, and related items, as well as specialized lifting and rigging equipment such as hooks for chains. Issuing bodies are primarily counties and cities—Hillsborough County, Gwinnett County, and the City of Dallas—along with a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle (Sourcewell on behalf of participating counties in Washington state and elsewhere). A school district (Polk County, Florida) appears in the opportunities block but for CNC training equipment rather than tube brushes or hand tools, representing a coding mismatch. The procurement mix favors ongoing as-needed purchasing agreements rather than one-time buys, with contract terms ranging from five to sixty months and estimated values from $715,540 (Hillsborough County) upward.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, and Texas, with secondary coverage across Washington state and multistate cooperative purchasing frameworks. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing ITB2600285 for fifty-two line items of hand tools with a five-year estimated value of $715,540.41 and a June 23, 2026 bid deadline; the City of Dallas issuing BL2600029896 for a sixty-month ID/IQ master agreement for hand and power tools with an April 24, 2026 bid deadline and a local preference program for firms within Dallas; Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in Riverside County issuing RFB 3911 for inventory tools and tool accessories with a five-year contract term and April 16, 2026 deadline; and Gwinnett County issuing an Informal Written Quotation for 125 lifting chain hooks with an April 3, 2026 quote deadline. Most solicitations require electronic submission, FOB destination delivery with freight prepaid, and performance bonds or insurance where specified by the jurisdiction. The code shows steady activity but with significant misalignment between the nominal commodity (tube brushes) and the actual scope of recent procurements.