NIGP 96261: Petroleum Production, Transmission, and Distribution Services for Oil and Gas Wells (Including Drilling, Exploration, Extraction, Project Management, etc.)

NIGP 96261 Petroleum Production, Transmission, and Distribution Services for Oil and Gas Wells (Including Drilling, Exploration, Extraction, Project Management, Etc.), an Item code, covers groundwater and water system infrastructure work that state and local governments procure—well drilling, pump and well inspection, aquifer testing, and associated drilling and exploration services at water treatment facilities, parks, and utility systems. Recent solicitations show water and wastewater authorities, state departments, and special-purpose districts are the primary buyers. The Onslow Water & Sewer Authority (North Carolina) issued a sealed bid for Black Creek Well #13 pump and well inspection (due November 5, 2026); the Heber Valley Special Service District (Utah) solicited sealed bids for groundwater monitoring well drilling and installation at a wastewater treatment plant (due October 14, 2026); and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources solicited bids for pumping tests on six groundwater observation wells (due June 24, 2026). The California Department of Water Resources issued an IFB for geological exploration drilling in the Salton Sea watershed (due October 21, 2026), and the Northwest Florida Water Management District awarded a contract for well construction and aquifer testing in Bay County under ITB 26B-003 to A C Schultes of Florida dba Rowe Drilling at $691,520.

Activity spans California, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Utah, with the most recent concentration in western states and Florida. Beyond the five representative opportunities named, the block includes related infrastructure solicitations (City of Peoria Agua Fria Booster Station Phase II, City of Scottsdale Water Resources Master Plan Update) and environmental remediation work at state facilities. Bidders in this space must hold relevant state professional licenses (water well driller, geological exploration, UST operator certifications), demonstrate multi-year experience with similar projects, maintain insurance with liability minimums of $1 million to $2 million depending on scope, and comply with prevailing wage and environmental regulations where applicable. Contract values range from approximately $35,000 (Utah reclamation projects) to $1 million-plus for multi-well or remediation work, with terms typically one to five years and payment structured as lump-sum or unit-price bids. Set-asides and preferences are inconsistent across jurisdictions—some solicitations carry MBE or DVBE goals or incentives, while others carry none. Work is geographically dispersed across municipal, county, state, and special-district ownership with no dominant repeat buyer evident in the recent block.