UNSPSC 71121400: Oilfield drilling bit services

Services relating to drilling bits.

UNSPSC 71121400 Oilfield drilling bit services is a Class code. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct alignment with the nominal scope. The opportunities posted since May 2026 encompass well drilling, plugging, abandonment, and restoration work—including orphan oil and gas well remediation, water well construction and maintenance, and pump station infrastructure—but these fall outside the specific commodity of drilling bits themselves. State and local issuers soliciting under this code include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, county and municipal water authorities in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas, and state parks and recreation departments. The mix of issuing bodies reflects fragmented procurement across state environmental and energy agencies, counties, municipalities, and special water districts rather than concentrated activity within a single jurisdiction type.

The most active recent opportunities involve well plugging and orphan well remediation contracts funded through federal infrastructure programs. The Michigan EGLE posted multiple direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan gas well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm Counties, restricting bidding to prequalified vendors and emphasizing Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued an IFB in July 2026 for plugging and reclamation of nine orphaned wells in Adams and Walthall Counties under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Orphan Well Program, with bids due August 24, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid site inspection July 30–31, 2026. Water well construction activity appeared in bids from the City of Albany, Georgia (Well No. 21 rehabilitation, due November 16, 2026), the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (Silver Falls State Park water supply well replacement, due November 2, 2026), and multiple Florida municipalities and counties. The code shows little recent activity directly focused on the supply or service of drilling bits as standalone commodities; current procurement is concentrated on full-scope drilling, plugging, and well infrastructure services where bit supply would be incidental to labor and equipment rental.