UNSPSC 20121518: Rotating control head

A sealing device used to close off the annular space around the kelly in drilling with pressure at the surface, usually installed above the main blowout preventer.

UNSPSC 20121518 Rotating control head is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations maps primarily to EPA-certified refrigerant recovery and gas extraction services rather than mechanical equipment components. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP No. 240011 in September 2026 seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 appliance units per week at its Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with extraction required at minimum every two weeks and comprehensive documentation of gas destruction or recycling. The work is performed by environmental contractors with EPA certification and properly certified technicians, operating under a one-year initial term with up to four one-year renewals. A second recent opportunity posted by Sourcewell in May 2026—RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment—appears to be tagged to this code but shows no relevance to refrigerant or rotating control equipment and likely represents a classification mismatch in the source data.

Recent activity under this code is sparse and geographically limited to Arizona. The City of Tucson's refrigerant extraction contract remains the only substantive state or local solicitation tied to this Commodity code in the provided recent-opportunities block. The Tucson RFP included a pre-submittal conference scheduled for March 2026 via Microsoft Teams and final proposals due September 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Arizona time, with pricing structured around line items for Freon, mixed gas, and refrigerant removal plus variable hourly labor rates for general, after-hours, and holiday work. The solicitation referenced Federal Transit Administration Terms and Conditions with provisions for disadvantaged business enterprise participation. No incumbent vendor was named.