UNSPSC 71121110: Fishing through coiled tubing services

The removal of junk, or unwanted debris from a wellbore through coiled tubing.

UNSPSC 71121110 Fishing through coiled tubing services, Commodity tier, encompasses plugging, abandonment, and site restoration of orphan and gas storage wells—a category title that poorly reflects the actual work state and local governments buy under this code. Recent solicitations in Michigan show the code is being applied to comprehensive well remediation projects including site preparation, equipment rental, drilling services, cementing, wireline operations, waste disposal, and infrastructure removal at multiple well locations. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is the dominant buyer on record, issuing four overlapping direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, with 38 total wells scheduled for abandonment across the New Haven Energy gas storage fields. Bidders on these Michigan projects must be prequalified through prior RFPs (210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, 240000000951), attend mandatory pre-proposal meetings, submit unit pricing against a standardized 68-line-item Schedule B matrix, and meet Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements; evaluation is technical (key personnel, equipment, experience, and vendor questions at 25 points each) with best value selection, not lowest price. The code shows no recent activity outside Michigan in this dataset.

Recent state and local opportunities under this code cluster in Michigan with four direct solicitations posted June 29 and July 16, 2026, all due July 21, 2026: the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy solicited responses for plugging three wells in New Haven Section 3 (Gratiot County), fourteen wells in New Haven Energy Section 4 (Gratiot County), nine wells in New Haven Section 31-33 (Gratiot County), and twelve wells spanning Gratiot and Montcalm counties in Sections 5-10 and Plank areas. All four opportunities carry identical prequalification filters, identical evaluation methodology (100 points across four technical factors with 80-point minimum), and Davis-Bacon wage rates ranging from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus $25.25 to $40.00 fringe depending on classification (Roustabout Laborer, Cementer, Welder, Electrician, Rig Operator, Wireline Operator, Bulldozer and Backhoe Operators). Work is anticipated to commence in late fall or winter 2026, with project timelines segmented into site preparation, mobilization/demobilization, plugging, and site restoration phases. Service-disabled veteran-owned business status receives consideration in Michigan under MCL 18.1261(8).