UNSPSC 20131011: General drilling chemical

A drilling fluid mainly depends on the type of formation and the borehole depth. The various kinds of drilling fluids normally used are water, bentonite mud, cutting oil, polymers (both water-based and mud-based), etc.

UNSPSC 20131011 General drilling chemical is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity captures EPA-certified refrigerant extraction, recovery, and documentation services rather than drilling-related chemical products. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division's RFP No. 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus illustrates the actual scope: contractors extract refrigerant gases from approximately 50 appliance units per week on a bi-weekly cycle, recover or recycle the extracted gases, and maintain comprehensive records of destruction or recycling in compliance with EPA regulations. The work requires EPA certification, certified technician personnel, EPA-approved recovery equipment, and tiered pricing for standard hours, after-hours, and holiday labor. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal environmental and general services divisions; the code sees activity from city-level procurement offices rather than county or state departments at the recent-opportunities level.

The City of Tucson in Arizona represents the sole recent state and local opportunity under this code. The RFP No. 240011 carried a response deadline of September 19, 2024, with a one-year initial contract term renewable for up to four additional one-year periods. A pre-submittal conference was scheduled for March 19, 2024, via Microsoft Teams. The contract references Federal Transit Administration Terms and Conditions, signaling potential DBE participation considerations. The code shows limited recent activity in state and local procurement; the second opportunity in the source block (Sourcewell RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment) is unrelated to the code's scope and appears to be a tagging mismatch.