UNSPSC 71121310: Blow out preventer BOP rental

Service to rent or lease blow out preventers and associated equipment

UNSPSC 71121310 Blow out preventer BOP rental is a Commodity code that, despite its nomenclature, sees minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract title suggests equipment rental for oil and gas well operations, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span irrigation system installation, well drilling, water treatment, wastewater pump station work, and demolition services — none of which involve blow out preventers as a primary procurement item. A single Michigan orphan well plugging project mentions BOP rentals as one line item within a 68-item pricing matrix, but the dominant scope across recent solicitations covers well drilling, well abandonment, site restoration, and municipal water infrastructure, where BOP equipment functions as a subordinate component rather than the principal deliverable.

The code shows activity primarily from state environmental and water management agencies — Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; Illinois Department of Corrections; and municipal water and utilities departments in Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Colorado, and Texas. Recent representative opportunities include the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for plugging, remediation, and reclamation of nine orphaned oil and gas wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (response due December 18, 2026), the Michigan Department of Environment's prequalification RFP for orphan well plugging, drilling, and site restoration services statewide (response due September 22, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' IFB for Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area well repair with a small business set-aside (response due July 9, 2026). State and local buyers soliciting under this code span infrastructure utility departments, environmental management agencies, and state natural resources boards concentrated in Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, and Oregon. The code does not reflect meaningful procurement concentration under a single issuing body — activity is dispersed across single-project solicitations and state prequalification vehicles. Given the mismatch between the code's title and the actual work being solicited, this code's utility as a targeting vehicle for BOP rental specialists is limited; firms should verify code alignment with specific opportunities before pursuing.