UNSPSC 20122712: Casing joint tool

A Casing joint tool c/w connectors is a length of steel pipe, generally around 40-ft [13-m] long with a threaded connection at each end. Casing joints are assembled to form a casing string of the correct length and specification for the wellbore in which it is installed.

UNSPSC 20122712 Casing joint tool is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local activity, encompasses refrigerant recovery and extraction equipment and services rather than traditional casing joints. State and local governments are using this code to solicit EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimers and gas extraction contractors to remove and document refrigerant recovery from appliances and HVAC equipment. The issuing bodies include municipal environmental departments and cooperative purchasing consortia serving multi-jurisdictional public entities. Work involves extraction of refrigerant gases (Freon, mixed gas, and other refrigerants) from collected products and appliances, with comprehensive EPA-regulated documentation of gas destruction or recycling, technician certification requirements, and tiered pricing for standard and after-hours labor.

Recent activity spans Arizona and a multi-state cooperative framework anchored in Washington and Minnesota. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP No. 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal services at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus in September 2026, seeking an EPA-certified contractor to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week with extraction required at minimum every two weeks; the response deadline was September 19, 2024, with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for March 19, 2024, and the initial contract term one year with up to four additional one-year renewals. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment in May 2026 on behalf of participating entities in Washington, Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and other jurisdictions nationwide (response deadline June 16, 2026); while the law enforcement equipment solicitation appears misaligned with the casing joint tool code's nominal scope, the Tucson refrigerant extraction opportunity demonstrates active municipal demand for gas extraction and recovery contracting under this code.