UNSPSC 12131709: Explosive tamper

Tampers are used for packing explosives into a pre-drilled hole.

UNSPSC 12131709 Explosive tamper is a Commodity code that does not match the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities associated with this code involve law enforcement equipment procurement—used firearms trades, body armor, shock tube lead line, and cooperative purchasing frameworks for public safety agencies—none of which are explosive tampers or related detonation accessories. The scope mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the tagging system or that the code is being applied to a broader law enforcement equipment family than its name reflects.

The issuing bodies in the recent record are municipal police and fire departments: Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department (Georgia), City of Dallas Fire Department (Texas), City of Charlotte (North Carolina), and Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle serving multiple public-safety agencies. The Columbus opportunity (RFB No. 27-0010, due October 14, 2026) involves a firearms trade-in; the Dallas opportunity (IFSDPDB2600005, due September 3, 2026) requests shock tube lead line for fire investigation; the Charlotte solicitation (2692026221, due July 29, 2026) seeks NIJ-compliant body armor; and the Sourcewell RFP (26RFP061626, due June 16, 2026) establishes a cooperative contracting vehicle for law enforcement equipment broadly. Activity appears concentrated in Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia, with Minnesota hosting a cooperative procurement framework. Without confirmation that explosive tampers are actually being bought under this code, pursuit should be deferred pending clarification of the code-to-scope relationship.