UNSPSC 12142002: Radon gas Rn

UNSPSC 12142002 Radon gas Rn, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The three recent opportunities posted under this code involve welding materials and supplies (two separate three-year contracts from Collin College and Collin County Community College District) and Halon fire suppression gas from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, none of which constitute radon gas procurement. State and local buyers appear to be tagging these opportunities incorrectly or the code is being used as a catch-all for specialty gases beyond its stated radon focus. The welding materials solicitations represent the bulk of tagged activity, covering consumables such as welding rods, tungsten electrodes, flat bars, sheets, tubes, and pipes in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum compositions, procured through multi-vendor awards with annual volumes near $400,000 per district over three-year terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Wisconsin, with no other states represented in the current opportunity set. Collin College posted FY2024ITB020 (Invitation to Bid, due March 19, 2024) and Collin County Community College District posted FY2024ITB024 (Invitation to Bid, due April 19, 2024), both seeking welding supplies through three-year contracts evaluated on purchase price (35%), references (15%), meeting district needs (15%), quality (15%), vendor historical relationship (5%), total cost of ownership (5%), Texas vendor status (5%), and other factors (5%). The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued 2026UWMSN01191RFB (Request for Bid, due March 26, 2026) for Halon gas through their ShopUW+ portal. Vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify actual scope alignment with the issuing body before bid preparation, as the tag appears inconsistently applied to specialty-gas and welding-supply categories that fall outside radon-gas procurement.