UNSPSC 20121921: Radiation survey meter

A meter used for survey of radiation effect or radiations process in oilfield

UNSPSC 20121921 Radiation survey meter is a Commodity code that state and local governments solicit under with minimal recent activity directly matching the code's nominal scope. The two recent opportunities tagged to this code show a significant mismatch: the City of Tucson's RFP 240011 solicits EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services for gas extraction from appliances at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, and Sourcewell's RFP 061626 establishes a cooperative purchasing contract for law enforcement equipment across multiple Washington counties and participating entities nationwide. Neither opportunity involves radiation survey meters or radiological measurement equipment. The refrigerant extraction work is environmental compliance and asset recovery; the law enforcement equipment procurement spans a broad category (body cameras, firearms, protective gear, detection equipment) that may include radiation detection as a subordinate item but does not center on it. State and local governments buying under this code appear to do so as a secondary application within environmental remediation, public safety, or specialized equipment frameworks rather than as standalone radiological monitoring purchases.

Activity under the code is geographically sparse and sporadic. The two most recent opportunities are located in Arizona (Tucson) and Washington state (multiple counties through Sourcewell), with the Sourcewell cooperative extending to numerous jurisdictions across the United States and Canada but without radiological equipment as an explicit focus. No repeat buyers or jurisdictions appear in the available data. The Tucson RFP 240011 closed September 19, 2024, with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for March 19, 2024; Sourcewell's RFP 061626 had a June 16, 2026 response deadline. The apparent mismatch between the code name and the actual work being bought suggests that radiation survey meters are either tagged incorrectly in state and local procurement systems or represent a minor line item within broader environmental or safety equipment solicitations rather than a primary procurement driver.