UNSPSC 71112008: Free point tool services

Services to free stuck drill pipe, drill collars, tubing or casing using a free point tool.

UNSPSC 71112008 Free point tool services is a Commodity code that encompasses specialized services for the design, construction, installation, and operation of point-source gas and fluid collection, treatment, and utilization infrastructure at municipal and regional facilities. State and local governments procure under this code primarily for landfill gas collection and control systems, digester gas utilization projects, and related environmental remediation or renewable energy infrastructure. Recent solicitations show that issuing bodies include regional water districts, solid waste authorities, and municipal utilities operating wastewater treatment and solid waste management facilities. The work involves comprehensive infrastructure development—including well drilling, piping networks, control systems, monitoring equipment, and long-term operations and maintenance—with contracts often spanning design-build or design-build-finance-own-operate-maintain (DBFOOM) structures. Contractor qualification typically requires demonstrated experience in similar projects over five or more years, financial capacity including bonding, and compliance with air quality and environmental regulations specific to the facility type and state jurisdiction.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and West, with the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority (Georgia) issuing an ITB for landfill gas collection and control system expansion at its Old Dixie Highway Municipal Solid Waste Landfill due May 21, 2026, requiring Georgia-licensed general contractors with minimum five years' experience and 50 percent on-site labor; and the Eastern Municipal Water District (Riverside County, California) issuing an RFP for a DBFOOM digester gas utilization project across three Regional Water Reclamation Facilities with a proposal deadline of April 13, 2026, requiring proposers with five years' direct DBFOOM experience, audited financial statements, and estimated bonding commitments of $20 million for bid, $2 million for payment, and $2 million for performance. The Georgia procurement emphasizes unit-price bidding with monthly progress payments at 90 percent retainage through substantial completion and liquidated damages scaling from $2,000 to $5,000 per day; the California procurement uses a best-value scoring model with technical proposals (70 points minimum 50) and cost proposals (30 points) and extends contract terms to 15 or 20 years plus optional extensions. Neither procurement designates set-asides for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises.