UNSPSC 71121307: Downhole drilling tool repair services

Repair services for drilling tools

UNSPSC 71121307 Downhole drilling tool repair services (Commodity) encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration work that state and local governments purchase to decommission orphaned and end-of-life oil and gas wells, water supply wells, and monitoring wells. Recent solicitations show the code applies to complete well abandonment across multiple well types—from orphan oil and gas wells deep in the ground to shallow monitoring and irrigation wells—including site remediation, equipment removal, regulatory compliance, and infrastructure restoration. The issuing-body mix includes state environmental departments (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; Illinois Department of Natural Resources), cities (Albany, Ocala, Reynolds, Wrens, Pascagoula, Lubbock, Bend), counties (Sarasota, Seminole, Escambia, Gwinnett, Kent, Jasper), and specialized water and parks authorities. State departments managing orphan well programs and environmental remediation show the highest frequency of recent activity. Geographic concentration clusters in Michigan (multiple orphan well plugging direct solicitations in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties), Mississippi (orphan well remediation in Adams, Walthall, and Jasper Counties), and Florida (monitoring well and irrigation system work in Escambia, Sarasota, and Hillsborough Counties), with secondary activity across Georgia, Illinois, and the Southwest.

Recent representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's prequalification RFP (RFP 7612600000025222, posted August 25, 2026, proposals due September 22, 2026) for five-year oil and gas well plugging and re-drilling services across Michigan's Lower Peninsula with five awardees totaling $800,000 and individual contract values ranging from $100,000 to $200,000; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB (RFx 3160008162, posted October 5, 2026, bids due December 18, 2026) for plugging and remediation of nine orphaned oil and gas wells in Jasper and Jones Counties funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and direct solicitations from Michigan EGLE (multiple direct solicitations posted June–July 2026, all due July 21, 2026) for orphan well plugging at New Haven Energy LLC wellheads in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties requiring prequalified vendor pools and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. Contracts typically require certified contractors with minimum five years' experience, comprehensive insurance including pollution liability, and compliance with Build America Buy America Act and prevailing wage standards where federally funded. Evaluation emphasizes technical capability and equipment adequacy alongside cost; many solicitations restrict bidding to prequalified pools and impose minimum technical scoring thresholds (commonly 80 of 100 points) before cost consideration.