UNSPSC 20123303: Drilling spear

Special spear device used in casing while conducting downhole drilling.

UNSPSC 20123303 Drilling spear, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local opportunities currently posted under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code involve gas extraction and refrigerant recovery services and law enforcement equipment procurement, neither of which relates to drilling spear hardware or downhole tools. The code shows little relevant recent activity in the state and local procurement market as captured by the source data.

The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal services requiring EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimers to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, with proposals due September 19, 2024. Separately, Sourcewell (a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative) issued RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of participating entities including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington state, with responses due June 16, 2026. Neither opportunity matches the drilling spear commodity scope, suggesting the code may be misapplied by the issuing bodies or the classification does not reflect actual state and local market demand for this product line. Business development professionals should verify whether drilling spear procurement is solicited under an alternative code or whether this commodity category sees substantive activity at the state and local level.