UNSPSC 71121630: Well planning services

Modeling, data and computer services used for well planning.

UNSPSC 71121630 Well planning services is a Commodity code encompassing the design, evaluation, assessment, and pre-construction planning work that state and local governments buy before drilling, rehabilitating, converting, or abandoning water wells, irrigation wells, monitoring wells, and specialized wells for storage or recovery applications. State and local issuers soliciting under this code include state environmental and natural resources departments, county utilities and water authorities, municipalities, special districts, and independent water utilities across the United States. Recent opportunities show planning services tied to well abandonment, new well design and engineering, aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) conversion planning, and pre-construction feasibility analysis for production and monitoring wells. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued four direct solicitations in July 2026 (DS 260000000032, DS 260000000033, DS 260000000034, DS 260000000035) for plugging and site restoration of orphan gas storage wells in Gratiot and Montcalm counties—work that follows prior planning and assessment phases under five prequalification RFPs. The Code also captures engineering and design services that precede construction; the City of Bend, Oregon issued RFP 26-3256 in March 2026 for design engineering on River Well #1 rehabilitation, and the City of Santa Cruz Water Department solicited design engineering for converting Beltz 9 production well to an aquifer storage and recovery facility.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Michigan (Gratiot and Montcalm counties), Florida (Marion, Hillsborough, Collier, Sarasota, Seminole, and Brevard counties), and Texas (Lubbock, El Paso region), with recent activity also in California (Riverside, Santa Cruz), Georgia, Oregon, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, and Colorado. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Lubbock RFQ 26-19719-KM (due July 2, 2026) for design services on the Water Treatment Plant Lake 7 Supply Project—a qualifications-based selection requiring comprehensive engineering covering water quality studies, structural and mechanical design, permitting, and construction administration; the Eastern Municipal Water District RFP #3931 (due April 23, 2026) for well maintenance and rehabilitation services in California, with responses due for technical and fee proposals from contractors holding C-57 Well Drilling and related California licenses; and San Bernardino County Department of Public Works RFQ SPD126SPDAD6431 (due August 31, 2026) seeking on-call well and pump maintenance across a five-year contract term with maximum value of $2.8 million. The code shows strong activity in the present quarter, with multiple states and water utilities in active procurement cycles for both planning and engineering services preceding major well infrastructure projects.