UNSPSC 20121524: Drilling jar parts and accessories

Parts and accessories for a mechanical device used downhole to deliver an impact load to another downhole component.

UNSPSC 20121524 Drilling jar parts and accessories is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement encompasses refrigerant recovery, extraction, and reclamation services tied to environmental compliance and appliance decommissioning. The work involves EPA-certified contractors performing gas extraction from collected units, documenting recovery or destruction, and maintaining regulatory compliance — a scope that diverges sharply from the code's nominal drilling-industry framing. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span municipal environmental and general services divisions, cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-state jurisdictions, and law enforcement procurement consortia, reflecting a mix of direct municipal operations and aggregated purchasing platforms that extend reach across numerous public entities.

Geographic activity shows recent solicitation in Arizona (Tucson) and a multi-state cooperative framework anchored in Minnesota and Washington state. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal services on September 30, 2026, with response due September 19, 2024, seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week with extraction required minimum every two weeks and one-year initial term plus up to four one-year renewals. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on May 12, 2026, with responses due June 16, 2026, structured as a multi-jurisdictional contracting solution available to governmental agencies, school districts, and tribal governments across the United States and Canada. The second opportunity shows a significant mismatch with the code's nominal scope — the law enforcement equipment solicitation bears no relationship to drilling jar parts or refrigerant services and likely represents a data-entry or classification error in the state or local system.