UNSPSC 71121617: Well drilling control services

UNSPSC 71121617 Well drilling control services is a Commodity code that encompasses the plugging, abandonment, and site restoration of orphan and abandoned oil and gas wells, as well as municipal water well drilling, replacement, and maintenance activities. State and local governments procure these services primarily through infrastructure and remediation initiatives funded by state revolving funds, federal orphan-well programs, and utility capital budgets. The issuing bodies span state environmental and natural resources departments, municipal water utilities, county environmental services, and special-purpose water districts. Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity with multiple prequalification and direct solicitations for orphan well plugging across the Lower Peninsula under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board, state parks departments, and municipal water systems in Georgia, Florida, and Colorado round out the issuing-body mix. The work being solicited ranges from comprehensive orphan-well remediation (plugging, cementing, site reclamation) to municipal water-supply well construction (drilling, pump installation, chemical feed systems) and specialized services such as video surveys, casing repairs, and well abandonment. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy prequalification RFP for orphan well plugging across Michigan's Lower Peninsula (RFP 7612600000025222, proposals due September 22, 2026); the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board IFB for plugging and remediation of nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (3160008162, bids due December 18, 2026 with mandatory pre-bid October 22, 2026); the City of Albany, Georgia IFB for Well No. 21 rehabilitation (PE64750NONST2027000000232, bids due November 16, 2026); and Escambia County, Florida's ITQ for installation of three monitoring wells at Klondike Landfill (2627MWKLONDIKE, quotes due September 16, 2026—deadline passed).

Recent activity concentrates in Michigan, Mississippi, and Florida, with secondary activity in Georgia, Colorado, Oregon, and Texas. Michigan shows sustained demand through prequalification vehicles and rolling direct solicitations for federally funded orphan-well work, with contracts ranging from $100,000 to $800,000 across pooled awardees. Mississippi similarly leverages federal IIJA funding for orphan-well programs with individual projects estimated in the hundreds of thousands. Florida and Georgia municipal utilities pursue routine water-well maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation through IFBs and RFQs valued at $50,000 to $688,000 per contract. Bidders on federally funded work—particularly Michigan and Mississippi orphan-well contracts—must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and Build America, Buy America Act mandates. Prequalification is a hard requirement on Michigan direct solicitions; only vendors awarded prior RFPs (numbered 210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, 240000000951) are eligible. Municipal water-well contracts typically require state water-well contractor licensing, proof of experience (minimum three to five years on similar projects), and commercial general liability and pollution liability insurance in the $1–$2 million range. The sector is active and sustained by both state environmental remediation mandates and municipal water infrastructure renewal cycles.