UNSPSC 20121727: Junk basket

Basket inside overshot which is used for collecting debris or metal particles during downhole fishing operations.

UNSPSC 20121727 Junk basket, a Commodity code, appears to encompass disposal and extraction services for recovered materials and appliances rather than tangible waste products. State and local governments use this code to procure specialized environmental services including refrigerant extraction from appliances, gas recovery and documentation, and related certification-dependent remediation work. The issuing bodies include city environmental departments, county governments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles representing multi-jurisdictional consortiums. Work solicited under the code requires specialized certifications—Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification for refrigerant recovery, compliance with federal environmental regulations, and documented expertise in hazardous material handling and disposal.

Recent opportunities show geographic spread across the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for gas extraction and removal services at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units weekly with responses due September 19, 2024, with potential for up to four one-year renewals; the contract references Federal Transit Administration terms and includes DBE participation provisions. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP 061626 on behalf of participating entities in Washington state (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties) and other jurisdictions nationwide for law enforcement equipment, with responses due June 16, 2026, submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The mismatch between the second opportunity's law enforcement focus and the code's environmental scope suggests the code shows limited recent activity directly aligned with its nominal classification, with the Tucson gas extraction work serving as the more representative recent solicitation.