UNSPSC 20121402: Blast joints

UNSPSC 20121402 Blast joints (Commodity) describes refrigerant and gas extraction services at the Commodity tier, though recent state and local solicitations frame the work as EPA-certified refrigerant recovery and reclamation rather than traditional structural blast sealing. The code captures environmental compliance services involving the extraction, documentation, and certified disposal or recycling of refrigerants and other gases from collected appliances and equipment. State and local governments procure this work to manage recovered refrigerants responsibly, comply with EPA regulations, and document chain-of-custody on extracted materials. Issuing bodies include municipal environmental divisions and sustainability-focused departments operating collection and processing facilities. The City of Tucson's Environmental and General Services Division represents the primary recent buyer under this code.

The City of Tucson, Arizona issued RFP No. 240011 on September 30, 2026, seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with extraction required at minimum every two weeks and proposals due September 19, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. local Arizona time. The contract includes a one-year initial term with up to four additional one-year renewals and pricing structured around line items for removing Freon, mixed gas, and refrigerant, plus hourly labor rates for general, after-hours, and holiday work. Successful bidders must hold EPA certification, maintain comprehensive recovery records, ensure all technicians are properly certified, and provide detailed documentation of gas destruction or recycling. The solicitation references Federal Transit Administration terms and conditions, suggesting DBE participation provisions may apply. No incumbent vendor is named. Activity under this code remains limited to the Tucson opportunity in the recent record.