UNSPSC 20123200: Expandable downhole equipment

Drilling equipment and tubulars that can expand or inflate with help of gas or liquid. Expandable tubular technology concentrates on reducing the telescopic profile of well designs through a downhole tube expansion process. Wider applications of the technology exist for example water shut off, and casing repairs in old wells. To reduce the loss of diameter each time a new casing string or liner is set, a cold working process has been developed whereby the casing or liner can be expanded by up to 20% in diameter after being run down-hole.

UNSPSC 20123200 Expandable downhole equipment, a Class code, shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—Sourcewell RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026—solicits law enforcement equipment for a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle, not expandable downhole equipment used in oil and gas extraction or well construction. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement suggests either a tagging error or that this Class code does not reflect current state and local buying patterns in the jurisdictions and sectors that dominate cooperative purchasing frameworks.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative operating under Washington state law (RCW 39.34), is the issuing body. The RFP encompasses participating entities in Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and extends nationally to numerous state agencies, municipalities, school districts, higher education institutions, tribal governments, and nonprofits across the United States and Canada. Proposals are submitted exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov, with questions directed to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. No award value, set-asides, or incumbent vendors are disclosed in available documentation. The lack of additional recent opportunities under this code indicates limited current state and local procurement activity aligned with expandable downhole equipment specifications.