UNSPSC 20122330: Slickline mechanical plugbacks

UNSPSC 20122330 Slickline mechanical plugbacks is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity encompasses refrigerant and gas extraction and recovery services rather than the traditional oilfield plugging operations the code name suggests. State and local buyers use this code to solicit EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimers who extract gases from appliances and equipment, document the recovery and disposal of extracted refrigerants, and maintain compliance with EPA regulations. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city environmental departments and cooperative purchasing authorities; the City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division posted a prominent refrigerant extraction RFP in September 2026.

The City of Tucson issued RFP No. 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal services on September 30, 2026, with a response deadline of September 19, 2024 (likely a data error in the source), seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for March 19, 2024. The contract includes an initial one-year term with up to four one-year renewals and a tiered pricing structure covering Freon, mixed gas, and refrigerant extraction at varying hourly rates for standard and after-hours work. A separate cooperative purchasing RFP (#061626) issued by Sourcewell on behalf of participating Washington State counties in May 2026 posted under this code but addresses law enforcement equipment broadly and shows limited substantive alignment with the refrigerant extraction work documented in the Tucson opportunity. Recent relevant activity centers in Arizona, with broader cooperative purchasing vehicles in the Pacific Northwest expanding access across multiple jurisdictions.