UNSPSC 20142406: Subsea control system

Includes topside and subsea controls, control stations, flying leads, subsea control module SCM, SCM mounting base, hydraulic and electric power units, uninterrupted power supply, distribution units, master control station.

UNSPSC 20142406 Subsea control system is a Commodity code that carries a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—Sourcewell's RFP #061626, issued on behalf of participating entities across Washington state and beyond—seeks law enforcement equipment for thousands of governmental agencies, K-12 school districts, and other public entities. The procurement establishes a cooperative purchasing vehicle through Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, to supply law enforcement gear to a broad spectrum of public-sector organizations. Subsea control systems, which typically serve offshore oil and gas, marine research, or underwater infrastructure applications, bear no evident connection to law enforcement equipment procurement. State and local governments do not appear to be buying subsea control systems under this code currently.

The geographic scope of the RFP extends across Washington state jurisdictions—Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County—with participation open to numerous other jurisdictions and public entities throughout the United States and Canada. Sourcewell, administering the procurement under Washington state law (RCW 39.34), accepted proposals through its Procurement Portal through June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time. The mislabeling of this law enforcement equipment solicitation under a subsea control system code suggests tagging error rather than genuine market activity; the code shows no substantive recent opportunities in its stated commodity area. Vendors evaluating this code should assume minimal state and local procurement demand for subsea systems.