UNSPSC 20121300: Sand control equipment

UNSPSC 20121300 Sand control equipment is a Class code, but the recent state and local activity shows a substantial mismatch between the nominal classification and what is actually being procured. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP No. 240011 in September 2026 for gas extraction and removal services — specifically EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer services for appliances and products collected at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus. The work involves extracting refrigerants, Freon, and mixed gases from approximately 50 units per week, with extraction required at minimum every two weeks, and providing detailed documentation of gas destruction or recycling. This procurement scope — environmental remediation of refrigerants from collected appliances — does not align with the code's stated focus on sand control equipment. No other recent opportunities appear in the available block.

The single representative opportunity is a municipal-level solicitation in Pima County, Arizona, with evaluation criteria centered on EPA certification, technical capability in refrigerant extraction, regulatory compliance, and documented gas management. The RFP establishes an initial one-year contract term with up to four additional one-year renewals and includes a pre-submittal conference scheduled for March 19, 2024, with proposals due September 19, 2024. The contract references Federal Transit Administration Terms and Conditions, suggesting potential DBE participation provisions, and specifies pricing line items for different gas types and labor rates for standard, after-hours, and holiday work. The code shows minimal recent activity under its stated scope, and practitioners should verify whether this classification reflects a data-entry error or an actual pattern of gas-extraction work being tagged to sand control equipment in state and local procurement systems.