UNSPSC 70171707: Water well maintenance or management services

UNSPSC 70171707 Water well maintenance or management services (Commodity) encompasses plugging and abandonment of orphan wells, rehabilitation and redevelopment of aging municipal and private production wells, on-call maintenance and repair services for irrigation and potable water systems, and emergency response to well-related infrastructure failures. State and local governments—primarily state environmental agencies, county utilities departments, municipal water authorities, and special water districts—solicit under this code for both routine well servicing and capital-intensive abandonment projects driven by regulatory compliance, asset lifecycle management, and water supply resilience initiatives. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has dominated recent activity with four direct solicitations (DS 260000000032 through DS 260000000035, all due July 21, 2026) for plugging and site restoration of 38 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm Counties, structured as competitive sealed bids restricted to prequalified vendors and subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. These Michigan opportunities exemplify the larger trend: orphan well remediation funded by state and federal environmental programs, with scope including well plugging, site preparation, mobilization/demobilization, and restoration, evaluated on technical qualifications (key personnel, equipment, experience, and vendor responses) rather than price alone, with awards based on best value.

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictional types. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB 26-00234 (due June 12, 2026, estimated $688,073 for two years) for water well maintenance and repair across 67 irrigation and potable wells at parks and recreational facilities, requiring a current Southwest Florida Water Management District water well contractor license and comprehensive insurance. San Bernardino County Department of Public Works posted RFQ SPD126SPDAD6431 (due August 31, 2026, up to $2.8 million over five years) for on-call well and pump maintenance and repair services across 32 wells and 28 booster pump locations. Seminole County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued separate bids (CC-7100-26 and CC710026HSMA, both due August 5, 2026 for the latter) for wastewater pump station maintenance and repair requiring completion of at least five rehabilitation projects within two years and a principal place of business or staffed branch within 100 miles of the county. Marion County, Florida solicited bids (26B-081, due May 21, 2026) for construction of four new potable water wells at treatment plants. The geographic spread includes Michigan, Florida, Texas, California, Mississippi, Illinois, and Oregon, with activity concentrated in utility infrastructure modernization and environmental remediation driven by aging infrastructure, regulatory requirements, and federal funding programs such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Orphan well plugging and remediation projects dominate the Commodity tier, while municipal and county utilities procurement skews toward on-call master service agreements and fixed-price rehabilitation contracts. Service-disabled veteran-owned business status and small business set-asides appear in several solicitations; prevailing wage requirements under Davis-Bacon and state prevailing wage acts apply consistently to federally funded and public works projects.