UNSPSC 20131200: Completion fluids

UNSPSC 20131200 Completion fluids is a Class code covering refrigerant recovery, reclamation, and associated environmental compliance services purchased by state and local jurisdictions managing appliance and equipment disposal programs. State and local governments procure under this code primarily EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services — extracting refrigerants and other gases from decommissioned HVAC units, appliances, and similar equipment; documenting destruction or recycling of extracted materials; and maintaining compliance with EPA regulations. Issuing bodies include city environmental and sustainability departments as well as cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multi-jurisdictional public entities. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division represents the primary recent buyer, procuring ongoing refrigerant extraction at its Los Reales Sustainability Campus.

The City of Tucson's RFP No. 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal, posted September 30, 2026, with responses due September 19, 2024, seeks an EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer to extract gases from approximately 50 units per week at minimum every two weeks, provide detailed documentation of gas destruction or recycling, and maintain comprehensive records using EPA-approved recovery equipment. The contract runs one year with up to four additional one-year renewals. A pre-submittal conference is scheduled for March 19, 2024, via Microsoft Teams. The solicitation includes tiered pricing for Freon, mixed gas, and refrigerant extraction, as well as hourly labor rates for general, after-hours, and holiday work. A separate Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (No. 061626) for Law Enforcement Equipment posted May 12, 2026, with responses due June 16, 2026, does not align with the refrigerant completion-fluids scope and appears mistagged under this code. Arizona, specifically Pima County and the City of Tucson, shows the primary documented recent activity under the code.