UNSPSC 71121016: Squeeze well cementing services

Services to perform squeeze cement operations.

UNSPSC 71121016 Squeeze well cementing services is a Commodity code covering specialized underground well sealing and abandonment work that state and local governments procure as part of larger orphan well remediation, water infrastructure renewal, and energy facility decommissioning projects. State and local solicitations under this code do not typically isolate cementing as a standalone line item; instead, cementing services appear as a component within comprehensive well plugging, abandonment, or rehabilitation scopes where contractors bid unit rates or lump-sum fees for the full suite of drilling, casing, plugging, and site restoration tasks. Recent activity shows cementing work embedded in orphan gas well abandonment contracts (Michigan), municipal water well rehabilitation and construction (Florida, California, Oregon, Mississippi, Georgia), and water treatment facility improvements (Texas, Colorado). Issuing bodies include state environmental and energy departments (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Texas General Land Office; Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; Illinois Department of Natural Resources), counties (Seminole, Marion, Brevard, Collier, Hillsborough in Florida; Gratiot and Montcalm in Michigan), municipalities (City of Pendleton Oregon, City of Lubbock Texas, City of Santa Cruz California, City of Palm Bay Florida), and special water districts (Eastern Municipal Water District California, Volusia County Florida). Michigan has emerged as a repeat buyer, with the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issuing four separate direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm counties—totaling 38 wells requiring comprehensive cementing services under Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.

The geographic spread spans the Great Lakes region (Michigan dominating recent volume), the South (Mississippi, Florida, Texas), the Mountain West (Colorado, Oregon), and California. Recent high-activity states include Michigan (four active solicitations July 2026), Florida (multiple water well construction and rehabilitation RFPs and IFBs through summer 2026), California (Eastern Municipal Water District well maintenance RFP, San Bernardino County on-call services RFQ), and Texas (Railroad Commission statewide well plugging RFQ, City of Lubbock water treatment plant design services RFQ). Representative solicitations include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's Orphan Well New Haven Section 3–3 Wells direct solicitation (DS7612600000000322, due July 21, 2026) requiring 68 line-item unit pricing including cementing services and Davis-Bacon cementer rates of $39.57 per hour plus $25.25 fringe; the City of Pendleton, Oregon's Byers Well Improvement Project IFB (SKN004000016092, due March 12, 2026) for pump extension and well inspection; Hillsborough County, Florida's Water Well Maintenance and Repair Services ITB (ITB2600234, due June 12, 2026, estimated at $688,073 for two years across 67 wells); and the Eastern Municipal Water District's Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation Services RFP (RFP #3931, due April 23, 2026) seeking minimum two firms for on-call services under prevailing wage. Cementing appears consistently as a cost line item in prequalified vendor lists and unit-price matrices, with cementer labor rates pinned to federal prevailing wage determinations and material costs passed through. The code shows sustained activity in orphan well remediation (federally funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), municipal water supply resilience projects, and wastewater infrastructure renewal—all sectors where cement work is critical to well sealing, casing integrity, and regulatory compliance.