UNSPSC 71121401: Oilfield drilling bit design services

Bit engineering/design services.

UNSPSC 71121401 Oilfield drilling bit design services, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The opportunities in the dataset overwhelmingly involve water well drilling, abandonment, rehabilitation, pump station work, irrigation system installation, and orphan oil and gas well plugging—none of which concern oilfield drilling bit design. State and local governments do not procure drilling bit design services; they procure drilling, well installation, maintenance, and site restoration in support of water systems, wastewater infrastructure, and environmental remediation of abandoned wells.

The actual activity under this code reflects two distinct work streams: water-supply well construction and maintenance (drilling, casing installation, pump systems, system rehabilitation), and orphan or abandoned well plugging and site restoration funded through federal infrastructure programs like the Orphaned Wells Program and State Revolving Funds. Issuing bodies include state departments (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois DNR), counties (Seminole, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Gwinnett, San Bernardino, Boulder), cities (Lubbock, Reynolds, Wrens, Albany, Bend, Austin, Ocala, Pascagoula), water districts (Hilldale, Escambia County Waste Services), and state parks authorities (Oregon Parks and Recreation, Texas Parks and Wildlife). The geographic spread centers on Michigan, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas, with secondary activity across Colorado, Oregon, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy prequalification RFP for orphan well plugging services (RFP 7612600000025222, proposals due September 22, 2026), the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board IFB for plugging nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (3160008162, bids due December 18, 2026), and the City of Albany, Georgia IFB for Well No. 21 rehabilitation (PE64750NONST2027000000232, bids due November 16, 2026). The code shows substantial recent activity but no actual drilling bit design procurement.