UNSPSC 20121442: Drag block

Spring-loaded buttons on a packer that provide friction with casing to retard movement of one section of a packer while another section rotates for setting.

UNSPSC 20121442 Drag block, a Commodity code, covers refrigerant and gas extraction equipment and services that state and local governments procure for environmental compliance and asset recovery operations. Recent solicitations show the code capturing EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer services and associated labor for removing refrigerants and gases from collected appliances and HVAC units. The scope includes extraction equipment, certified technician labor at standard and after-hours rates, documentation of gas destruction or recycling, and compliance with EPA regulations and recovery protocols. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal environmental departments and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-county and multi-state jurisdictions. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division and Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government cooperative) both recently posted opportunities tagged to this code, though Sourcewell's listing for law enforcement equipment appears tangential to the drag block nominal scope.

Recent activity centers on Arizona, with the City of Tucson's RFP No. 240011 for gas extraction and removal services at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week on a two-week extraction cycle, with proposals due September 19, 2024, and a one-year initial term with up to four one-year renewals. Sourcewell's RFP #061626, posted May 12, 2026 with response deadline June 16, 2026, nominally targets law enforcement equipment but does not describe drag block–relevant work in the available documentation. The code shows sparse recent activity aligned to its core scope.