UNSPSC 71121001: Oilfield casing hardware services

Services related to installing equipment attached to, and run with, the casing string.

UNSPSC 71121001 Oilfield casing hardware services is a Commodity code capturing comprehensive orphan oil and gas well abandonment and plugging work, including site restoration, that state and local governments are procuring across the United States. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of environment and energy, counties, and county special districts, with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posting multiple related solicitations in July 2026. The work entails site supervision, rig services (pole and derrick configurations), well casing and tubing rental, drilling equipment, cementing services, mud engineering and fluids, wireline operations, waste disposal, heavy equipment operations, and full site preparation and restoration at abandoned gas storage wells and orphan oil and gas facilities. Prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act apply consistently across opportunities, with conformed rates ranging from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus $25.00 to $40.00 in fringe benefits depending on classification. Unit-price bidding is standard, with contractors required to provide detailed pricing matrices covering 68 line items and detailed project timelines segmented into site prep, mobilization/demobilization, plugging, and site restoration phases.

Michigan dominates recent activity, with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posting four direct solicitations in July 2026—covering 3 wells (DS7612600000000322), 14 wells (DS7612600000000332), 9 wells (DS7612600000000352), and 12 wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties (DS7612600000000342)—all with response dates of July 21, 2026, restricted to vendors prequalified through prior RFPs, and evaluated on best value combining technical factors (key personnel, business-owned equipment, technical experience, and vendor responses) with firm-fixed pricing. Additional opportunities include the Texas General Land Office's RFQ for high hydrogen sulfide well services (May 2026), the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's multiple solicitations for orphan well plugging and reclamation (March–April 2026), and Illinois Department of Natural Resources' supplemental irrigation well installation for Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area (June 2026 with bid extended to July 9). The code shows steady activity across oil and gas–producing states but concentrated procurement momentum in Michigan's government-funded orphan well closure program.