UNSPSC 20121459: Wireline entry guide

The Wireline Entry guide are used for safe re-entry of wireline tools from the casing into the tubing string. The internal bevel guides the wireline or slick line tool string back into the tubing. Includes Bottom subs, entry guides, shoes, swabstops.

UNSPSC 20121459 Wireline entry guide, a Commodity code, describes conduits, sleeves, and protective guides that state and local governments procure to manage utility line placement and protection during infrastructure installation. Recent solicitations show the code does not map cleanly to actual state and local buying patterns—the opportunities tagged under this Commodity span water main replacement, sewer force main design, stormwater pipe rehabilitation, bridge replacement, and other heavy civil infrastructure work with minimal reference to wireline entry guides per se. The actual work being solicited involves trenchless rehabilitation (CIPP and geopolymer lining), open-cut water and sewer main installation, restoration and grading, erosion control, utility coordination, and permitting—tasks characteristic of water and wastewater infrastructure delivery rather than wireline-specific materials procurement.

The issuing-body mix reflects state and regional variation: Orange County, Florida appears repeatedly (Y27110 Storm Water Pipe Slip Lining, estimated $39.5621 million over five years; Y26761 Wekiva Springs Septic Tank Retrofit, $9.515 million); Gwinnett County, Georgia (multiple water main replacements); cities including Phoenix, Arlington, Dallas, and Lawrenceville; county utilities including Calhoun Utilities and the Great Lakes Water Authority; and special districts such as Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority and BJWSA. Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with secondary presence in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Representative solicitations include Orange County's Storm Water Pipe Slip Lining Rehabilitation (ITB Y27110, response due October 20, 2026, RICIPP lining at multiple county locations) and the Town of Waterford Utility Commission's Cross Country Sewer Easement Access Contract One—Phase 2 (IFB 26013, response due November 12, 2026, clearing and restoration along an existing sanitary sewer easement in Connecticut). The code shows little focused recent activity aligned to its nominal scope; state and local procurement under this Commodity appears to be incidental to broader civil infrastructure and utility replacement programs rather than a distinct product line.