UNSPSC 12161613: Environmental catalyst

Environmental catalysts, e.g. air quality, SCR, DeNox

UNSPSC 12161613 Environmental catalyst is a Commodity code. State and local governments do not appear to purchase environmental catalysts under this code based on recent solicitations. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code are orphan well plugging and site restoration projects issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy—work involving drilling, well abandonment, cementing, site remediation, and equipment removal at gas storage wellheads. These are infrastructure and environmental remediation services, not chemical catalysts or related products. The code's nominal scope (environmental catalyst as a chemical substance) does not align with the actual procurement activity in the block.

Recent solicitation volume under this code is concentrated in a single issuing body and geography. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posted four direct solicitations on July 16, 2026, and reposted versions on June 29, 2026, all due July 21, 2026, for orphan well plugging across three project areas in Gratiot and Montcalm counties: New Haven Section 3 (three wells, IFB DS7612600000000322), New Haven Section 4 (fourteen wells, IFB DS7612600000000332), New Haven Sections 31–33 (nine wells, IFB DS7612600000000352), and Sections 5–10 and Plank 1–1 (twelve wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, IFB DS7612600000000342). All four solicitations restrict eligibility to contractors prequalified through prior RFPs, mandate attendance at a July 9, 2026 pre-bid meeting, and award on best value after technical evaluation (minimum 80 points required across key personnel, equipment list, experience, and vendor questions). Work is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates. The code shows no relevant recent activity outside Michigan, and no evidence that state and local procurement offices are actually buying environmental catalysts under this classification.