UNSPSC 71121300: Downhole drilling tool services

Services and/or rental equipment used in the bottom hole assembly bha of a drill string that provides certain additional functionality to the drilling process such as friction reduction, borehole enlargement, vibration monitoring and control, etc.

UNSPSC 71121300 Downhole drilling tool services, a Class code, encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration work that state and local governments procure through environmental remediation programs and water utility infrastructure projects. State and local bodies solicit this work primarily through state environmental agencies managing orphaned oil and gas wells, county and municipal water utilities upgrading or maintaining production wells, and special-purpose districts handling wastewater infrastructure. Recent opportunities show the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posting multiple direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan gas well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issuing multiple invitation-for-bids for orphaned well plugging and reclamation, and municipal water utilities in Florida and other states procuring well rehabilitation, pump maintenance, and related downhole services through RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan (particularly the Gratiot County New Haven Energy gas storage field with four overlapping direct solicitations due July 21, 2026), Mississippi (multiple IIJA-funded orphaned well programs across five counties), and Florida (Hillsborough, Seminole, Sarasota, Marion, Volusia, and Brevard counties soliciting water well construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance services). Secondary activity appears across Texas, California, Illinois, Georgia, Oregon, and other states where municipalities and water districts manage groundwater infrastructure. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's direct solicitation DS7612600000000322 for plugging three orphan wells in Gratiot County (due July 21, 2026, IFB format, prequalified vendor list required), Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00234 for water well maintenance and repair across 67 county wells (estimated $688,073.00, due June 12, 2026), and San Bernardino County Department of Public Works' RFQ for on-call well and pump maintenance across five-year term with $2.8 million maximum contract value (due August 31, 2026). Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, mandatory pre-bid meetings, technical scoring on equipment and experience, and firm fixed pricing are standard across these procurements.