UNSPSC 71121700: Oilfield fishing services

Services including labor to retrieve lost, damaged or faulty equipment or tubulars from a well bore during the drilling or the workover of a well and including sidetracking and section milling services.

UNSPSC 71121700 Oilfield fishing services, a Class code, encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration work at orphaned and producing gas and oil wells that state and local governments procure through environmental remediation, infrastructure replacement, and emergency response programs. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments of environment and natural resources, county industrial development authorities, municipal utilities, and special-purpose districts managing water infrastructure and environmental compliance. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity, posting four direct solicitations in July 2026 for comprehensive plugging and site restoration across thirty-eight orphan gas storage wells in Gratiot and Montcalm counties, each structured as direct solicitations with mandatory prequalification through prior RFPs and mandatory pre-bid meetings, proposals due July 21, 2026. Additional activity includes the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issuing multiple invitations for bid on orphaned oil and gas well plugging funded through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act federal grants, with bids due April through May 2026; the Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission of Texas posting RFQs for statewide well plugging and high hydrogen sulfide well services; and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources soliciting supplemental irrigation well installation and pump system services in Union County. The geographic spread centers on Michigan and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Texas, Illinois, Florida, and California, reflecting distributed state environmental remediation and water utility programs rather than concentration in a single jurisdiction.

Recent opportunities confirm that state and local procurement under this code focuses on orphaned well remediation funded by federal environmental grants, utility-driven water well maintenance and rehabilitation, and emergency response services. The Michigan solicitations exemplify the work: the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy solicitation for three wells at New Haven Section 3 in Gratiot County (DS7612600000000322, July 21, 2026 response deadline) requires unit pricing across sixty-eight line items covering site supervision, labor by classification, rig services in multiple configurations, well casing and tubing rental, drilling equipment, cementing, mud engineering, wireline services, waste disposal, heavy equipment, and site restoration, with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates ($39.57–$41.28 per hour plus $25.25–$40.00 fringe) and technical scoring weighted equally across key personnel, business-owned equipment, technical experience, and vendor questions (eighty-point minimum for consideration). The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board solicitations for seven orphaned wells across five counties (IFB 3160007967, May 11, 2026 response deadline) follow a similar structure: turnkey plugging and remediation with 100- or 200-foot cement plugs, site reclamation, and lowest-cost plus best-value evaluation favoring five-year demonstrated experience and trade references. Evaluation criteria across these opportunities prioritize contractor experience, equipment adequacy, and technical capability over price alone, reflecting the specialized and hazardous nature of well plugging work and the federal funding constraints (Davis-Bacon, Buy America) that govern compensation.