UNSPSC 20130000: Oil and gas drilling and operation materials

UNSPSC 20130000 Oil and gas drilling and operation materials, a Family code, encompasses equipment and materials for extracting, processing, and managing gas resources, though recent state and local solicitations show the code used primarily for landfill gas management systems and refrigerant recovery operations rather than traditional oil and gas extraction. State and local governments are procuring complete landfill gas blower and flare systems designed to meet EPA emissions standards, as well as EPA-certified refrigerant recovery and recycling services. The issuing bodies include municipalities (Salt Lake City Corporation, City of Tucson), state transportation departments (Missouri Department of Transportation), and cooperative purchasing units serving multi-jurisdictional consortia (Sourcewell on behalf of participating counties and public entities across the United States and Canada). Scope varies widely: Salt Lake City is seeking design, manufacture, delivery, installation, and commissioning of a landfill gas management system with centrifugal blowers, combustor flare equipment, PLC/SCADA controls, and five years of maintenance services; Tucson is contracting for ongoing EPA-certified refrigerant extraction from appliances and documentation of gas destruction or recycling; and Missouri DOT is procuring aggregates for highway maintenance, which does not align with the code's stated scope.

Geographic activity spans the Mountain West (Utah, Arizona), Midwest (Missouri), and national cooperative procurement frameworks. The most recent solicitations include Salt Lake City Corporation's Request for Bid SLCI27036 for a complete landfill gas blower/flare system due October 30, 2026, with delivery and flare completion targeted for October 2027; City of Tucson's RFP 240011 for EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services initially issued in 2024 with a pre-submittal conference scheduled and one-year base term plus four optional renewals; and Missouri Department of Transportation Kansas City District's aggregate materials IFB due July 31, 2026. The Salt Lake City opportunity exemplifies the complexity state and local governments expect: bidders must demonstrate landfill gas system manufacturing experience, submit 90-percent design drawings within six weeks of award, comply with 40 CFR 62 Subpart OOO and 40 CFR 63 Subparts AAAA emissions standards, design for high-altitude (4,230 feet) and seismic conditions, and provide factory-trained on-site startup and operator training. The Missouri aggregates solicitation, while tagged under this code, represents a misalignment — it seeks highway-construction aggregate materials unrelated to gas operations.