UNSPSC 41114510: Torque limiter

UNSPSC 41114510 Torque limiter (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement records most prominently through motor vehicle brake parts solicitations, where torque-limiting or brake-load management components serve fleet maintenance and capital equipment needs. Pinellas County School District's ITB 26-AM-016, posted July 27, 2026 with bids due August 24, 2026, sought brake components including pads, shoes, rotors, drums, master cylinders, hoses, calipers, wheel cylinders, and hardware kits for passenger vehicles, light trucks, medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and trailers—an estimated $190,000 annual contract running through October 2027 with optional renewals. Broward County issued an RFI in June 2026 challenging a sole-source designation for Bubenzer brakes and rail clamps at Port Everglades, seeking evidence of competing suppliers capable of equivalent brake and load-holding systems for container gantry cranes. The recent opportunities block includes solicitations for law enforcement equipment and construction infrastructure unrelated to torque limiters or brake assemblies; those appear to be misclassified against this code and carry no decision relevance for torque-limiter vendors.

Activity under the code concentrates in Florida, where school districts and port authorities have recently posted brake and braking-system maintenance and supply work. Pinellas County Schools and Broward County represent the principal recent buyers in the opportunities record. The Pinellas solicitation requires suppliers to maintain a location within 40 miles of the Walter Pownall Service Center and comply with Jessica Lunsford Act background screening, E-Verify verification, drug-free workplace certification, and debarment certification. Broward's RFI is a pre-award information-gathering step with no immediate purchase commitment; the Director of Purchasing retains authority to determine sole-source designation or open the requirement to competitive bidding. Florida businesses receive a 5 percent preference in the Pinellas bid if the lowest bid originates outside Florida and that state does not grant reciprocal preference. The limited recent-opportunity sample and geographic concentration in Florida suggest this code does not see broad activity across multiple state and local procurement offices.