UNSPSC 12142103: Ammonia

UNSPSC 12142103 Ammonia is a Commodity code that encompasses industrial and specialty gases procured by state and local jurisdictions for operational, medical, facility maintenance, and manufacturing support. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying compressed and bulk industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, acetylene, helium, hydrogen, propane, and welding gas mixtures for emergency medical services equipment, facility operations, waste-to-energy plants, transit systems, correctional facilities, and educational institutions. The issuing bodies span county emergency services departments, county boards of commissioners, state transportation agencies, municipal utilities and public works, community colleges, county correctional facilities, and transit authorities. Scope varies widely: Collier County Emergency Medical Services is removing and installing oxygen cascade systems at four EMS stations under a Quick Quote due October 15, 2026; Palm Beach County is procuring welding gases and accessories under a term RFQ with SBE preference, due October 20, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation is purchasing medical surveillance services (a tangential fit to the code's scope); the City of Tampa is acquiring industrial and specialty gases for its Waste to Energy Facility under a one-year contract with four renewal options, with 5% bid discounts for U-WMBEs and SLBEs; and the City of Austin is requesting bids for bulk hydrogen and nitrogen with tank rental and installation services on an annual IFB basis due August 25, 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Collier County, Palm Beach County, and Tampa), Texas (Austin and Dallas via DART), and Washington State, with secondary activity in Illinois (Jacksonville Correctional Center), Missouri (Jackson County), and at Collin College in Texas. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority issued a blanket purchase order solicitation for welding and inert gases with a mandatory site visit, due June 2, 2026, requiring three years' prior experience in the Dallas area and two-business-day delivery to nine facilities. Jacksonville Correctional Center solicited a five-year lease of welding gas cylinders and propane tank refills due July 29, 2026, with refill estimates spanning argon blends, pure argon, oxygen, acetylene, and propane. Collin College posted parallel welding materials and supplies contracts (FY2024-ITB-020 and FY2024-ITB-024) with anticipated multi-vendor awards and $400,000 annual purchase volume, though posted dates of July 7, 2026 paired with response deadlines in March and April 2024 signal outdated posting metadata. Jackson County, Missouri solicited welding gas and supplies for a 24-month term with one 12-month extension option, due July 14, 2026, with sparse scope detail in available records.