UNSPSC 71121506: Electromagnetic telemetry when drilling services

Remote measurement and transmission of electromagnetic data.

UNSPSC 71121506 Electromagnetic telemetry when drilling services, a Commodity code, captures well abandonment and orphan well plugging work that state and local governments are procuring in volume. State procurement activity under this code centers on comprehensive abandonment of oil, gas, and water wells, combining well-sealing operations, site remediation, environmental compliance, and infrastructure removal. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued four direct solicitations posted in mid-July 2026 for orphan gas storage well abandonment across Gratiot and Montcalm counties—covering 3, 14, 12, and 9 wells respectively—all due July 21, 2026 under an IFB format with mandatory pre-bid meetings on July 9, 2026. These Michigan procurements restrict bidding to vendors prequalified through five prior RFPs and require submission of unit pricing for 68 line items spanning labor (Davis-Bacon rates from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus $25.25 to $40.00 fringe), equipment rental, drilling and cementing services, wireline operations, and site restoration. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code are predominantly state environmental and natural resource departments (Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, Illinois) and county utilities authorities (Sarasota, Marion, Collier, Palm Bay in Florida; San Bernardino in California) pursuing well abandonment, water well construction, and on-call maintenance contracts. Geographic concentration is strongest in Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in California, Georgia, and Illinois.

Water well construction and rehabilitation services also fall under this code's scope. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Lubbock's RFQ for Water Treatment Plant Lake 7 Supply Project design services (responses due July 2, 2026), Sarasota County's IFB for well abandonment at a residential property in Sarasota (responses due July 10, 2026 at $50,000 ceiling), Seminole County's master service agreement for wastewater pump station maintenance and repair (responses due August 5, 2026 with M/WBE encouragement), and San Bernardino County's RFQ for on-call well and pump maintenance across 32 production wells and multiple districts (responses due August 31, 2026 with a $2.8 million five-year cap). Multiple state oil and gas boards—Mississippi, Texas, and Illinois—are issuing IFBs and RFQs for orphan well plugging funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with response windows extending through April and May 2026. Prevailing wage requirements under Davis-Bacon apply across federally funded work; California and Illinois enforce state prevailing wage mandates. Qualification thresholds typically require five years of documented well construction or plugging experience, current contractor licensure (well drilling, general engineering, or water well contractor certification depending on jurisdiction), and minimum insurance coverage of $1 million to $2 million per occurrence. Set-asides appear infrequently; Illinois designated one well pump procurement as a Small Business Set-Aside, and a few Florida and California solicitations encourage M/WBE participation without mandatory goals.