UNSPSC 71131023: High pressure fracturing proppant service

A proppant is a solid material, typically sand, treated sand or man-made ceramic materials, designed to keep an induced hydraulic fracture open, during or following a fracturing treatment. It is added to a fracking fluid which may vary in composition depending on the type of fracturing used, and can be gel, foam or slickwater-based

UNSPSC 71131023 High pressure fracturing proppant service (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code's name refers to proppants used in hydraulic fracturing operations—materials injected into wellbores to hold fractures open and enable hydrocarbon extraction—yet the single recent opportunity posted under this code involves mixer parts and accessories for a county utilities system, a purchase plainly unrelated to oil and gas service delivery or materials. The mismatch suggests either misclassification by the issuing body or that state and local governments are not actively procuring hydraulic fracturing proppants through standard RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITQ channels.

Pinellas County Utilities posted ITQ 26-0647 on June 23, 2026, soliciting Invent Mixer Parts & Accessories with a response deadline of June 30, 2026—a compressed six-day window. The procurement references a prior blanket purchase agreement (BPA 457764 under ITB 22-0279) and includes a Non-Competitive Oversight Committee Justification Form, indicating potential sole-source or limited-competition structure. Place of performance spans Pinellas County and Clewiston City, Florida. No contract value, term, incumbent vendor name, or evaluation criteria are disclosed in the available header. The lack of substantive recent opportunities under this code aligned with its hydraulic fracturing proppant scope suggests minimal current pursuit potential for suppliers in the oil and gas services segment within state and local procurement.