UNSPSC 71121800: Artificial lift services

Services that add energy to the fluid column in a wellbore with the objective of initiating and improving production from the well.

UNSPSC 71121800 Artificial lift services is a Class code capturing well plugging, abandonment, and related subsurface completion work that state and local governments procure to remediate orphaned oil and gas wells, restore abandoned water wells, and manage subsurface infrastructure across energy and water resource operations. The recent solicitation record shows heavy concentration on orphan well remediation — the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued four direct solicitations in July 2026 for comprehensive plugging and site restoration of 38 gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, each requiring 68-item pricing matrices covering labor, equipment, materials, and specialized services under Davis-Bacon prevailing wage. Florida and California water utilities are also active purchasers, soliciting on-call and as-needed well maintenance and repair contracts that encompass pump removal and reinstallation, chemical treatment, video logging, and emergency response across distributed well systems. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board and Texas's Railroad Commission both run active portfolios of orphan well plugging procurements funded through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act federal grants, with awards made to pre-qualified contractors demonstrating five-plus years of experience and carrying pollution and general liability coverage. Issuing bodies span state environmental and natural resource agencies, county utilities departments, municipal water systems, and regional water reclamation districts, with repeat buyers including Michigan EGLE, Florida water authorities (Seminole County, Sarasota County, Hillsborough County), California water districts (EMWD, San Bernardino County), and state oil and gas regulatory bodies.

The code sees sustained activity across the upper Midwest (Michigan dominant), Southeast (Florida counties), Southwest (Texas, Mississippi), and West (California), with most recent opportunities concentrated in Michigan's New Haven orphan well remediation program and scattered Florida municipal water well contracts. Representative recent work includes the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's July 2026 direct solicitations (DS 260000000032–35) for plugging three to fourteen orphan gas storage wells per site with unit-price line items and Davis-Bacon labor rates ranging $39.57–$41.32 per hour plus $25.25–$40.00 fringe, mandatory pre-bid meetings, and best-value award criteria weighted equally across key personnel, equipment adequacy, technical experience, and vendor worksheets; the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners' July 2026 Invitation for Bid (CC710026HSMA) for wastewater pump station maintenance and repair on a master service agreement basis with three-year initial and two optional one-year renewals, requiring documented experience across eighteen defined service categories and a 24-hour emergency response obligation; and San Bernardino County Department of Public Works' August 2026 RFQ for on-call well and pump maintenance services across 32 water wells and 28 booster pump locations with a five-year $2.8 million contract ceiling and prevailing wage compliance under California Labor Code sections 1720 et seq. Responses due July 21, 2026 marked the deadline for four consecutive Michigan orphan well contracts, signaling sustained pipeline activity in that state through mid-2026.