UNSPSC 12131509: Ammonium nitrate and fuel oil ANFO

Ammonium nitrate prill is mixed with fuel oil as blasting agent.

UNSPSC 12131509 Ammonium nitrate and fuel oil ANFO is a Commodity code that nominally describes mining and industrial blasting materials, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no connection to that scope. The three most recent opportunities posted under the code are for law enforcement body armor (City of Charlotte), law enforcement equipment broadly (Sourcewell cooperative), and ammunition and less-lethal ordnance (Rockland County, New York). These solicitations fall outside the industrial explosives category the code name implies, suggesting either miscoding or administrative assignment of related protective-equipment and ordnance procurements to this UNSPSC designation. State and local agencies issuing under the code include county governments (Rockland County), cities (Charlotte), and state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative). The issuing bodies reflect a mix of direct municipal procurement and cooperative contracting structures designed to serve multiple participating entities across state lines.

Geographically, recent activity appears concentrated in the Northeast and Upper Midwest — North Carolina, New York, and Minnesota — though the sample is too small to characterize broader regional spread. Representative opportunities include Rockland County's RFB for live ammunition, less-lethal ammunition, and less-lethal gases and grenades with responses due April 23, 2026, structured as a three-lot cooperative contract available to all New York State political subdivisions under General Municipal Law Section 103(3); the City of Charlotte's RFP for NIJ-compliant body armor with responses due July 29, 2026; and Sourcewell's RFP for law enforcement equipment with responses due June 16, 2026, at 3:30 PM Central Time through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The Rockland County solicitation explicitly noted an accelerated two-week timeline driven by expiration of the prior statewide ammunition contract and absence of active cooperative alternatives. The code shows limited recent activity, and the opportunities that do exist appear misaligned with the code's nominal scope.