UNSPSC 71121703: Oilfield fishing service operation services

Services to retrieve pipe.

UNSPSC 71121703 Oilfield fishing service operation services is a Commodity-tier code that does not reflect current state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—including irrigation system improvements in Florida, orphan well plugging in Michigan and Mississippi, water well construction and rehabilitation in Georgia and Texas, wastewater pump station refurbishment in Florida and Georgia, and well maintenance across multiple states—are fundamentally misaligned with the code's nominal focus on oilfield fishing services. State and local governments are actively buying well drilling, plugging, abandonment, and maintenance services; water supply infrastructure; and wastewater treatment facility repairs, but these procurement actions represent groundwater, utility, and environmental remediation work rather than oilfield-extraction-support services.

The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual procurement intent is substantial and systematic across the opportunity set. The geographic spread—Florida, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois, Oregon, Colorado, and California—shows broad state-level activity, primarily through state environmental agencies (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois DNR), county utilities departments, and municipal water and wastewater authorities. Representative recent solicitations include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy prequalification RFP (RFP7612600000025221, proposals due September 22, 2026) for orphan well plugging and site restoration across Michigan's Lower Peninsula, with five contractors awarded at prices ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 under a one-year-and-five-month term; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board IFB (Solicitation 3160008162, bids due December 18, 2026) for plugging nine orphaned oil and gas wells in Jasper and Jones Counties, subject to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Davis-Bacon requirements; and Hillsborough County ITB (ITB2600234, bids due June 12, 2026) for water well maintenance and repair services at 67 irrigation and potable wells across county parks, estimated at $688,073 over two years. Code 71121703 shows little relevant recent activity and warrants recoding or taxonomy review.