UNSPSC 20121501: Blowout preventers

UNSPSC 20121501 Blowout preventers, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The two most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services and law enforcement equipment procurement through a cooperative purchasing vehicle — neither of which relates to blowout preventers or the oil and gas extraction equipment the code nominally describes.

The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal services, due September 19, 2024, seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with contract renewals available up to four additional one-year terms. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of participating entities in Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington, with proposals due June 16, 2026, through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the misalignment between the UNSPSC classification and the actual work solicited suggests that blowout preventers do not reflect a meaningful category for state and local procurement at this time.