UNSPSC 71121404: Oilfield drilling bit recording services

Services to record seismic data through the drill bit.

UNSPSC 71121404 Oilfield drilling bit recording services, a Commodity code, does not match the work actually being solicited under recent state and local opportunities. The source shows no relevant recent activity for drilling bit recording services. Instead, the most-recent-opportunities block contains two distinct procurement categories: four Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy direct solicitations (posted July 16–29, 2026) for orphan gas storage well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, spanning 26 wells total and due July 21, 2026; and a separate cluster of solicitations from Florida counties (Seminole, Sarasota), Texas municipalities (Lubbock, Austin), California districts, Mississippi agencies, Illinois and other state departments, and Wisconsin and Oregon cities for water well construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, monitoring, design engineering, and related hydrogeological services, posted between January and July 2026 with response dates ranging from mid-March through August 2026. The Michigan opportunities require Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, prequalification through prior RFPs, and mandatory attendance at pre-bid meetings; evaluation emphasizes technical qualifications (key personnel, equipment, experience, vendor responses) equally across four 25-point categories with an 80-point minimum threshold for award consideration on a best-value basis. The broader well and pump services cluster reflects issuance by state departments of natural resources, county utilities departments, municipal water authorities, and special district boards seeking qualified contractors with state-specific licensing, insurance, and experience documentation.

The code shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity and appears misclassified or misapplied to the opportunities in the source material. Recent work under this code—if reflected in the data—would be characterized by drilling support services tied to well abandonment and remediation projects, concentrated in Michigan and Mississippi under orphan well remediation programs funded through federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants, with secondary water well drilling and construction activity spread across Florida, Texas, California, and other states. No drilling bit recording services as such are evident in the solicitation summaries provided.