UNSPSC 71121622: Well drilling pickup or laydown service

Services to pickup and/or laydown casing and/or drill pipe at the rig site.

UNSPSC 71121622 Well drilling pickup or laydown service is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, encompasses pickup and laydown operations supporting well abandonment, plugging, and remediation projects—not routine drilling in the traditional sense. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily environmental and natural resources agencies managing orphaned or legacy wells on public lands. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity, issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan gas storage well plugging and site restoration across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, totaling approximately 38 wells requiring plugging services, each with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. The code also captures well rehabilitation and maintenance work by utilities and special districts: Hillsborough County (Florida) is procuring two-year water well maintenance and repair services across 67 irrigation and potable wells at an estimated $688,073; San Bernardino County is seeking on-call well and pump maintenance contractors across 32 water wells and 28 booster pump locations with a five-year ceiling of $2.8 million; and Eastern Municipal Water District (California) is soliciting well maintenance and rehabilitation services on an as-needed basis. The work being solicited spans site preparation, equipment mobilization and demobilization, well plugging with specialized equipment (casing, tubing, wireline, cementing services), sediment removal, chemical treatment, site restoration, and emergency response maintenance. Evaluation typically emphasizes key personnel qualifications, business-owned equipment adequacy, technical experience, and project timelines; pricing is secondary to capability and proven well-related expertise.

Recent opportunities cluster in Michigan (orphan well abandonment under state environmental programs), Florida (county utilities conducting maintenance procurement), and California (regional water districts managing aging infrastructure). The Michigan solicitations—RFPs DS 260000000032, DS 260000000033, DS 260000000034, and DS 260000000035, all due July 21, 2026—require prequalification through prior state RFPs and mandate attendance at pre-bid meetings; scope includes 68-line-item pricing matrices covering labor by Davis-Bacon classification, equipment (pole rigs, derrick rigs, wireline), materials, and site restoration, with technical evaluation weighted equally across key personnel, equipment lists, experience, and vendor questionnaire responses, and a minimum 80-point threshold for award consideration on best-value basis. Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00234 (bids due June 12, 2026 at $688,073 estimated value) requires current Water Well Contractor License from the Southwest Florida Water Management District and demonstrates a mature, recurring maintenance market. San Bernardino County's RFQ SPD126SPDAD6431 (due August 31, 2026) allows multiple awards and prioritizes qualifications (40 points) and technical review (45 points) over cost (15 points). Geographic activity is strongest in Michigan (orphan well abandonment funded through environmental remediation programs), Florida (county utilities), California (regional water management), Texas (General Land Office and Railroad Commission well plugging across statewide oil and gas assets), Mississippi (state Oil and Gas Board orphan well programs), and scattered activity in Illinois, Oregon, and Georgia on municipal groundwater infrastructure. This code remains active and moderately concentrated, driven by aging groundwater infrastructure, orphan well remediation mandates, and environmental compliance needs; competition typically centers on technical capability and proven experience rather than price alone.