UNSPSC 20111600: Drilling and operation machinery

UNSPSC 20111600 Drilling and operation machinery, a Class code, covers drilling rigs, sonic drilling equipment, and related subsurface exploration apparatus procured by state and local governments for water resource management, geological investigation, sewer system inspection, and utility infrastructure work. State and local buyers under this code include water authorities, departments of transportation, municipal sewer authorities, boroughs and cities, and county engineering divisions. The work being solicited ranges from permanent acquisition of specialized drilling rigs to on-call geological exploration services, with recent solicitations naming sonic drilling, rotary drilling, hydraulic breaker equipment, and integrated boring and sampling systems as representative buys. California Department of Water Resources has posted multiple contracts for statewide on-call rotary and sonic drilling services; the Florida Department of Transportation recently issued a sole-source purchase for a self-contained boring rig with measurement-while-drilling capability and hollow-stem auger capacity; and Pennsylvania municipal authorities have solicited CCTV inspection, sewer cleaning, and related equipment services that operate through drilling or jetting mechanisms.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia. The California Department of Water Resources posted IFB No. 10217383 for rotary drilling services statewide (bids due June 3, 2026), IFB #10218183 for sonic drilling throughout all 58 California counties (bids due June 10, 2026), and IFB #10215192 for cathodic protection services including deep-well anode bed installation across five State Water Project facility locations (bids due June 16, 2026). The Florida Department of Transportation posted a sole-source notice for a drill rig from Central Mine Equipment Company with an estimated purchase price of $574,195 and delivery in Leon County. Pennsylvania municipal authorities—the Borough of Ellwood City, Rochester Area Joint Sewer Authority, Municipal Authority of the Borough of Smithton, and Borough of Dormont—have posted multiple IFB and sealed-proposal opportunities for sewer system cleaning and CCTV inspection work with bids due between September 1 and October 14, 2026. The Macon Water Authority in Georgia solicited a Gorilla GSX70 hydraulic breaker compatible with a Case CX57C excavator (bids due August 19, 2026). Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, posted RFP 26RFP110326 for heavy and compact construction equipment with related attachments and services on behalf of its Participating Entities (proposals due November 3, 2026). State prevailing wage requirements apply in California and Pennsylvania; no prevailing wage requirement attaches to most Pennsylvania sewer inspection contracts. Pennsylvania public works contracts require compliance with Act 127 of 2012 (Public Works Employment Verification Act), and California contracts require DVBE participation minimums of 3.0 percent and permit Small Business preferences of 5 percent.