UNSPSC 71121644: Directional drilling bottom hole assembly

A bottom hole assembly (BHA) is a component of a drilling rig. It is the lowest part of the drill string, extending from the bit to the drill pipe. The assembly can consist of drill collars, subs such as stabilizers, reamers, shocks, hole-openers, and the bit sub and bit. Equipment service assembly includes a mud motor, directional drilling, and measuring equipment, measurements-while-drilling tools, logging-while-drilling tools, etc.

UNSPSC 71121644 Directional drilling bottom hole assembly is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The two opportunities on file — one from the State of Texas and one from Sourcewell on behalf of multiple Washington counties and national cooperative members — concern law enforcement equipment and general derrick/digger equipment, neither of which maps to directional drilling bottom hole assemblies used in oil and gas exploration or wellbore construction. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the opportunities posted under this UNSPSC tag appear to be misfiled or represent broader equipment procurement unrelated to directional drilling applications.

The State of Texas issued an IFB (IW256901) for "Derrick Digger" equipment and services with a response due date of July 16, 2026, while Sourcewell, acting as a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, posted an RFP (#061626) for Law Enforcement Equipment intended to benefit participating entities across Washington state counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima) and numerous other jurisdictions nationwide, with proposals due June 16, 2026. Neither solicitation discloses scope details, quantities, specifications, or contract values in available materials. The mismatch between the directional drilling commodity classification and the actual equipment being solicited suggests this code is not currently active for targeted drilling-assembly procurement at the state and local level, warranting verification against actual buying patterns or exploration of alternative UNSPSC codes for directional drilling work.