UNSPSC 71121108: Coring through coiled tubing services

Obtaining a core sample through coiled tubing.

UNSPSC 71121108 Coring through coiled tubing services is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure to support orphan well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration projects. Recent solicitations show that the code encompasses comprehensive well-abandonment work including drilling, re-drilling, plugging, site preparation, remediation, and equipment removal at decommissioned oil and gas wells, gas storage wells, and municipal water wells. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity, issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan well plugging across multiple Gratiot County and Montcalm County gas storage wells operated by New Haven Energy LLC; these solicitations (due July 21, 2026) are restricted to vendors prequalified through prior RFPs and require attendance at mandatory pre-proposal meetings. Issuing bodies are predominantly state environmental or natural resources departments procuring plugging services under infrastructure or remediation programs, often funded through federal orphan well initiatives. Geographic concentration is heavy in Michigan, with additional recent activity in Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and California spanning orphan well programs, municipal water-well construction and rehabilitation, and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Beyond the Michigan orphan well cluster, state and local procurement under this code includes water infrastructure work: Sarasota County sought well abandonment services for a single residential property (due July 10, 2026, RFQ, $50,000 ceiling); San Bernardino County requested qualifications for on-call well and pump maintenance across multiple water districts (due August 31, 2026, RFQ, up to $2.8 million over five years); Hillsborough County Florida issued an ITB for two-year water-well maintenance and repair services estimated at $688,073 (due June 12, 2026); and multiple Florida municipalities solicited well construction, rehabilitation, and design services. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board and the Railroad Commission of Texas have active orphan-well plugging procurements under federal IIJA funding. Evaluation criteria across these opportunities typically weight technical experience and equipment capacity equally with pricing, require prevailing wage compliance and Davis-Bacon Act adherence, and mandate proof of licensing, insurance, and prior relevant project completion. Opportunity flow is steady but concentrated in narrow procurement windows tied to state environmental cleanup cycles and municipal water infrastructure replacement schedules; pursuing requires prequalification on prior state RFPs, equipment ownership documentation, and staffing with certified well contractors.