UNSPSC 20141200: Desanding equipment

UNSPSC 20141200 Desanding equipment, a Class code, appears in recent state and local solicitations to cover gas extraction and refrigerant recovery services rather than physical desanding or sand-removal equipment. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for EPA-certified refrigerant reclamation services at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, requiring extraction from approximately 50 units per week at minimum bi-weekly intervals, with detailed documentation of gas destruction or recycling. The scope includes comprehensive pricing structures for removing Freon, mixed gas, and refrigerant, as well as tiered labor rates for general operating hours, after-hours work, and holiday service. A separate cooperative purchasing opportunity, Sourcewell RFP 061626 (State of Minnesota local government unit), was posted for law enforcement equipment on behalf of participating entities in Washington state and elsewhere; this solicitation appears misaligned with the code's stated scope and offers no direct relevance to desanding or gas extraction work.

Activity under this code concentrates in the Southwest, specifically Arizona through the Tucson municipal procurement. The City of Tucson opportunity carries a response deadline of September 19, 2024, with a pre-submittal conference scheduled for March 19, 2024, via Microsoft Teams, and names EPA certification and compliance as mandatory qualifications. The initial contract term is one year with potential for up to four additional one-year renewals. The Tucson procurement references Federal Transit Administration terms and conditions and includes provisions for disadvantaged business enterprise participation; no specific budget ranges are disclosed, though the pricing structure suggests flexibility based on extraction volume and service timing. No incumbent vendors are identified in available documentation.