UNSPSC 20121609: Continuous mining bit

Cutter head bit used in underground mining on continuous mining machine systems

UNSPSC 20121609 Continuous mining bit is a Commodity code with little recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity tagged to this code is Sourcewell RFP #061626, a cooperative purchasing vehicle issued by Sourcewell (a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative) on behalf of participating counties and public entities across Washington and other jurisdictions to procure Law Enforcement Equipment — a category plainly unrelated to mining bits. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the sourcing system or that this code is seldom used for state and local solicitations. No recent opportunities reflect actual demand for continuous mining bits from state, county, municipal, school district, transit authority, or special-purpose procurement offices.

The single opportunity on record, Sourcewell RFP #061626, closed June 16, 2026, and spans Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington, with participation extending to numerous other jurisdictions nationwide and in Canada. Vendors must submit proposals through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal; no separate state bidding systems are used. The scope — law enforcement equipment for thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and other public entities — indicates that if the code were properly applied, it would serve a broad cooperative purchasing network rather than individual issuing bodies. Because the available opportunities do not reflect genuine demand for continuous mining bits under this code, activity characterization at the state or regional level is not supported by current data.