UNSPSC 20142404: Vertical annular separation and pumping system

UNSPSC 20142404 Vertical annular separation and pumping system (Commodity) encompasses EPA-certified refrigerant recovery and extraction services for appliances and HVAC equipment. State and local governments procure these services to manage refrigerant gases from collected or decommissioned units, with extraction, documentation, and proper disposal or recycling as core requirements. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division solicited this work to support its Los Reales Sustainability Campus, requiring extraction from approximately 50 units per week on a bi-weekly schedule with detailed records of gas destruction or recycling. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal environmental and sustainability divisions; school districts and transit authorities with fleet or facility cooling systems also represent potential customers, particularly those managing end-of-life HVAC or refrigeration equipment.

Recent activity centers on the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. The City of Tucson issued RFP 240011 for Gas Extraction and Removal with a response deadline of September 19, 2024, seeking EPA-certified contractors capable of documenting gas recovery and providing detailed compliance records; the contract offers a one-year initial term with up to four one-year renewals. Sourcewell, acting as a State of Minnesota local government cooperative purchasing vehicle, issued RFP 061626 on behalf of participating counties and public entities across the United States and Canada with a June 16, 2026 deadline, though this solicitation's categorization appears misaligned—the posting title is "Law Enforcement Equipment" rather than refrigerant recovery services. The Tucson opportunity represents concrete demand under the code's actual scope; the Sourcewell solicitation shows limited relevance to vertical annular separation and pumping systems as currently described.