UNSPSC 20121612: Roof drill bit

Type of bit used to drill in roof of coal mine for installation of roof bolts

UNSPSC 20121612 Roof drill bit is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity covers specialized extraction equipment and services rather than drill bits per se. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division has posted RFP No. 240011 seeking EPA-certified refrigerant reclamers capable of extracting gases from approximately 50 units per week, with extraction required at minimum every two weeks; the contractor must maintain comprehensive records, utilize EPA-approved recovery equipment, and ensure all technicians are properly certified. The scope reflects municipal environmental compliance and asset recovery work — extracting refrigerants and mixed gases from appliances collected at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, documenting destruction or recycling, and providing tiered labor rates for general operating hours, after-hours work, and holiday service. The issuing body is a municipal environmental division operating within a sustainability campus framework, suggesting the code may be catching equipment-heavy environmental services rather than traditional drilling products.

Recent activity shows limited geographic spread and issuing-body diversity. The Tucson opportunity represents city-level procurement in Arizona; a second recent posting under this code — Sourcewell RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment, posted May 12, 2026, with response due June 16, 2026 — appears misaligned with the roof drill bit taxonomy and serves multiple Washington state counties and participating entities nationwide through cooperative purchasing. The law enforcement equipment solicitation does not support a clear connection to roof drill bits or refrigerant extraction, suggesting possible tagging misalignment. The Tucson RFP, with an initial one-year term and up to four one-year renewals, includes Federal Transit Administration Terms and Conditions with potential DBE participation provisions. No incumbent vendors are named in either opportunity. The code shows little recent activity directly relevant to drill bit procurement in state and local markets.