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, a Commodity code, encompasses rental of specialized well control equipment used in orphan well plugging and abandonment operations—specifically blowout preventers and associated downhole tools that state and local governments procure as components of comprehensive well remediation services. State and local activity under this code concentrates heavily in Michigan, where the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued multiple direct solicitations for orphan well plugging at three separate New Haven Energy locations in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties, with response deadlines of July 21, 2026. These solicitations—covering plugging of 3, 14, 9, and 12 wells across four concurrent procurements—require bidders to submit unit pricing for 68 line-item pricing matrices that explicitly include BOP rentals alongside casing, tubing, drilling equipment, cementing, and wireline services. The issuing bodies are predominantly state environmental and oil and gas departments managing federally funded orphan well remediation programs under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding, with secondary activity from counties and municipalities overseeing routine municipal well construction, rehabilitation, and water supply projects. Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Illinois, California, and Oregon show recent activity in well drilling and abandonment, though most procurement focuses on well construction or complete plugging service packages rather than discrete BOP rental line items.

Activity under this code is narrow and highly specialized: BOP rental appears as a subordinate cost element within larger orphan well plugging contracts rather than as standalone rental procurements. The Michigan EGLE solicitations represent the most substantial and recent signal, with prequalification requirements limiting bidders to prior awardees on five specified RFPs (210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, 240000000951) and mandatory pre-proposal meeting attendance on July 9, 2026. All work is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements financed with federal funds. Bidders must provide firm pricing with no changes permitted after award and must supply detailed project timelines segmented by site prep, mobilization, plugging, and restoration. Technical evaluation—weighted equally across key personnel, business-owned equipment list, technical experience, and vendor questions—requires a minimum score of 80 points for award consideration under best-value selection. Geographic concentration in Michigan (four solicitations closing July 21, 2026) and the prequalification-limited bidder pool indicate that pursuit depends on prior contract awards from the five named Michigan RFPs; entry for new competitors requires waiting for future open prequalification rounds or monitoring activity in other states managing IIJA-funded well remediation programs.