UNSPSC 12163500: Oil well sealants

UNSPSC 12163500 Oil well sealants is a Class code that encompasses sealant materials and application services for building and infrastructure maintenance, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows substantial misalignment with the nominal commodity scope. The recent opportunities reflect a broader pattern of sealant, caulking, and joint-sealing work across government facilities rather than oil-industry applications. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county facilities management offices, public universities, cooperative purchasing authorities, and transit agencies. Seminole County (Florida) issued an Invitation for Bid for comprehensive caulking, coatings, joint sealant, and pressure washing services across county properties on an as-needed term-contract basis with a three-year initial term and renewal options. The University of Texas at Tyler solicited general contractor services for interior painting, drywall patching, and tub/shower caulking at Liberty Landing Apartments residential student housing. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) procured RTV Cummins Sealer, a specific industrial sealant product for equipment maintenance. Sourcewell, the Minnesota local government cooperative, issued a broad Request for Proposals for law enforcement equipment that nominally does not correspond to sealant procurement.

The code shows activity concentrated in Florida, Texas, and multi-state cooperative purchasing regions. Representative recent opportunities include Seminole County's term contract for caulking and joint sealant services (Invitation for Bid 604483-22/LNF, response deadline February 1, 2023); the University of Texas at Tyler's Liberty Landing Apartments project (RFP RFPNO7502526007, due April 3, 2026) with subcontracting opportunities for sealants and caulking; and DART's procurement of RTV Cummins Sealer (Reference 2096958, due March 13, 2026). Seminole County's solicitation emphasizes unit pricing with materials at actual cost plus no more than 10%, a five-year warranty on installed sealants, and comprehensive insurance requirements. The University of Texas project specifies zero-VOC Sherwin-Williams paint and includes tub/shower caulking as part of contingent work items with unit pricing. The code shows limited relevant recent activity; the Sourcewell law enforcement equipment solicitation appears unrelated to sealant procurement and represents a tagging outlier.