UNSPSC 31162913: Bench clamp

A type of clamp designed to fit workbenches with holes 18-38mm.

UNSPSC 31162913 Bench clamp is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal alignment with the nominal product category. The three recent opportunities associated with the code—a Hillsborough County janitorial and operational supplies contract, a Hillsborough County hand tools contract, and a City of Tampa water treatment facility single-source procurement for Emerson-Flexim flow-measuring clamps—span consumable supplies, general hand tools, and specialized instrumentation clamps respectively. The janitorial solicitation (ITB2600319, due July 24, 2026) calls for consumables to support 47 fire stations across Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, estimated at $765,679.84 for one year. The hand tools solicitation (ITB2600285, due June 23, 2026) covers 52 line items including pry bars, hammers, wrenches, saws, and shovels, estimated at $715,540.41 over five years. Only the third opportunity—the City of Tampa's Intent to Single Source for Flexim Clamps (26X01008)—directly addresses flow measurement instrumentation clamps, but is limited to authorized Emerson-Flexim representatives and has already passed its April 1, 2026 deadline.

Hillsborough County, Florida dominates recent activity under this code, appearing as the issuing body in two ITB competitions. Geographic spread is limited to Florida, with both Hillsborough County (Tampa) and the City of Tampa represented in the recent pipeline. The hand tools and janitorial supplies contracts are structured as ongoing, as-needed agreements with no minimum purchase guarantees, allowing the County flexibility in ordering frequency and volume; both are cooperative purchasing vehicles available to members of the Hillsborough County Governmental Purchasing Council. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (bench clamps) and the actual work being solicited—janitorial supplies, general hand tools, and specialized instrumentation clamps—suggests this code may be misapplied in the source data or that the taxonomy does not capture the heterogeneous nature of consumable and tool procurement at the county level.