UNSPSC 24111802: Air or gas tanks or cylinders

UNSPSC 24111802 Air or gas tanks or cylinders is a Commodity code capturing compressed and specialty gases supplied in portable cylinders and bulk tank systems to state and local operations. State and local governments procure this code primarily to support municipal fleet operations, water treatment, laboratory work, environmental remediation, and occupational safety programs. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying compressed natural gas for bus fleet operations, chlorine gas for swimming pools, specialty gases for laboratory piping systems, and refrigerant recovery services—work that ranges from routine consumable supply to specialized handling of regulated substances requiring EPA or environmental compliance certification. Issuing bodies span transit authorities, municipal departments of parks and recreation, state environmental agencies, and county forensic services, reflecting the diversity of operations that depend on gas cylinder supply and management.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Texas, Washington, and Arizona. The Orange County Transportation Authority issued IFB 260542 on October 8, 2026, seeking test and operation gases for CNG buses and facilities, with responses due October 27, 2026, under a $100,000 two-year term requiring F.O.B. destination delivery to two facilities in Garden Grove and Santa Ana, California, and mandatory DBE participation. The City of Pittsburgh Office of Management & Budget on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation solicited chlorine gas cylinders under IFB 2026-IFB-098 for approximately 75 cylinders per season with potential to 250 units during May through September, requiring AWWA B301 specification liquid elemental chlorine in 150-pound containers on a two-year contract with two renewal options. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control requested bids for specialty gas refill services (liquid argon and nitrogen) under IFB I-2627-03, with responses due August 31, 2026, supporting microbulk tank systems and laboratory piping at its Environmental Chemistry Laboratory in Pasadena. The City of Tucson Environmental and General Services Division issued RFP 240011 for EPA-certified refrigerant reclaimer services at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, requiring extraction from approximately 50 units per week at minimum every two weeks and full documentation of gas destruction or recycling.