UNSPSC 27131519: Pneumatic or air punch

A gun-shaped tool used to convert circular holes into hexagonal holes to allow rivet nuts to be attached. Works with multiple materials and commonly includes a safety pressure valve.

UNSPSC 27131519 Pneumatic or air punch is a Commodity code that covers hand-held and portable pneumatic tools used in construction, demolition, and infrastructure maintenance. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct procurement activity for pneumatic punches themselves; instead, the opportunities reflect broader construction and demolition work where such tools are deployed as part of larger project scopes. Municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts issue the majority of opportunities in this space, with demolition work, roadway improvements, and infrastructure rehabilitation dominating the activity. Cities of Union City and Brownsville in Georgia and Texas, respectively, along with Orange County and Santa Clara County in California, have posted demolition and infrastructure rehabilitation solicitations where pneumatic tools would be ancillary to larger contract scopes. County governments in Florida and Georgia, together with independent school districts such as Berrien County Board of Education in Georgia, represent the diversity of issuing bodies, though repeat activity under this specific commodity code is sparse.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities extends across Georgia, Texas, California, and Florida, with Georgia and California showing the most visible activity through multiple roadway, bridge replacement, and demolition projects posted between January and July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Union City, Georgia's RFB-PS-26-05 for Shannon Parkway Streetscape Improvements and Park Phase 1 Demolition (bids due August 7, 2026), which encompasses 1.1 miles of roadway restoration and site demolition where pneumatic tools would support concrete cutting and breaking; Orange County, Florida's Y26-742 for emergency bridge replacements (bids due July 7, 2026, estimated cost $6,202,246.05), a project requiring extensive structural demolition and material removal; and Galveston County, Texas's ITB 26-085 seeking a pneumatic roller for road and bridge compaction work (due February 26, 2026). However, the code shows no recent standalone pneumatic-punch solicitations; opportunities are tagged to this commodity only when such tools are embedded within demolition or heavy construction RFBs and IFBs. This pattern suggests that pneumatic punch procurement at state and local level occurs primarily through general contractor bid aggregation rather than as direct equipment line items.