UNSPSC 20131010: Mud weighting agents

UNSPSC 20131010 Mud weighting agents is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement shows minimal activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The two most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services (City of Tucson) and law enforcement equipment procurement (Sourcewell cooperative), neither of which concerns mud weighting agents or drilling-fluid additives. The code appears to see little substantive state and local solicitation activity in its core product area.

The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal, with responses due September 19, 2024, seeking an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 appliance units per week at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus; the contract includes potential for up to four one-year renewals. Sourcewell, a Minnesota cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP 061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on behalf of participating counties and public entities across Washington state and beyond, with a June 16, 2026 response deadline. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual recent opportunities suggests that either the code is rarely solicited by state and local governments for its intended purpose, or these opportunities are miscoded. Business development professionals should verify the code's accuracy within relevant procurement databases before committing resources to this category.