UNSPSC 71121100: Coiled tubing services

Services performed through or with the long, continuous length of pipe wound on a spool known as coiled tubing.

UNSPSC 71121100 Coiled tubing services, a Class code, encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration services for orphaned and inactive oil and gas wells, as demonstrated by recent state and local procurement activity. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily state environmental and natural resources agencies managing orphaned well remediation programs funded through federal infrastructure grants. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has posted four closely related direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, covering 38 total wells operated by New Haven Energy LLC. These solicitations (DS 260000000032, 260000000033, 260000000034, and 260000000035) require plugging, drilling, re-drilling, and comprehensive site restoration, with unit pricing across 68 line items including labor by trade classification, rig services (pole, single derrick, and double derrick), well casing and tubing rental, cementing, wireline services, waste disposal, and heavy equipment operations. All four Michigan solicitations share identical pre-proposal meeting requirements (July 9, 2026, at the New Haven Compressor Station), identical proposal deadlines (July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern), and prequalification filters restricting bidders to vendors previously awarded contracts through five specified prior RFPs. Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply across all four, with conformed rates ranging from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus fringe benefits of $25.25 to $40.00 depending on classification. Technical evaluation is uniform—100 points split equally (25 points each) across key personnel, business-owned equipment, company technical experience and ability, and vendor questions worksheet, with an 80-point minimum threshold for award consideration and selection based on best value rather than lowest price.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Michigan and the Southeast, with secondary activity scattered across Mississippi, Texas, California, and Florida. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity through its federally funded orphan well remediation program, accounting for four posted opportunities within a ten-day window in July 2026 for a combined 38 wells. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board has posted multiple orphan well plugging solicitations (IFBs 3160007881, 3160007966, and 3160007967) through March and April 2026, targeting seven to fourteen wells per procurement across state counties. Texas's General Land Office and Railroad Commission have issued RFQs for high-hydrogen sulfide well plugging and statewide well plugging services. These procurements reflect infrastructure-grant-funded remediation programs—particularly through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—that are driving consistent, multi-well project volumes across state agencies. Prequalification barriers are standard: bidders must demonstrate five or more years of documented well plugging experience, hold current state-issued well contractor licenses, provide three to five professional references with documented performance scores, and maintain specified insurance coverage (workers' compensation, commercial general liability at $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and pollution liability at $1 million to $4 million). Award timelines are compressed—Michigan proposals are due within five calendar days of posting, with selection within weeks—and firm pricing is mandatory throughout the contract term with no change orders permitted without state approval.