UNSPSC 71121905: Fluid waste management service

Service and associated equipment for the treatment or disposal of fluids utilized in the drilling process

UNSPSC 71121905 Fluid waste management service is a Commodity code describing specialized environmental remediation and infrastructure services state and local governments procure for managing contaminated groundwater, abandoning orphaned wells, and remediating industrial sites. Recent state and local solicitations under this code focus on orphan well plugging, site restoration, water well maintenance and repair, wastewater system rehabilitation, and groundwater monitoring—work that ranges from high-hazard oil and gas well abandonment requiring Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and federal funding compliance to routine municipal water infrastructure maintenance and repair on master service agreements.

The issuing bodies span state environmental departments (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; Texas General Land Office; Illinois Department of Natural Resources), county utilities and public works departments (Seminole County, San Bernardino County, Hillsborough County, Collier County, Marion County in Florida; Volusia County), municipal water systems (City of Bend, City of Palm Bay, City of Lubbock, Eastern Municipal Water District), and specialized districts (Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority). Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity with four concurrent direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm counties totaling 38 wells (S.S. Smith 2, MCGC NH-333-A, MCGC NH-350A, and 14 additional gas storage wellheads operated by New Haven Energy LLC), each with July 21, 2026 response deadlines requiring prequalification through prior RFPs and mandatory pre-bid attendance. Geographically, recent solicitations concentrate in Michigan, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and California. Michigan's orphan gas well remediation initiative reflects federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for well abandonment. Florida counties (Seminole, Marion, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Collier, Volusia, Palm Bay) pursue municipal water well construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance under competitive sealed bids and RFPs with contract values ranging from $50,000 to $2.9 million. Texas and Mississippi oil and gas regulatory agencies solicit well plugging and remediation on orphan wells using federal grant funds under the Orphan Wells Program, with Mississippi issuing multiple IFBs in March and April 2026 for seven to three-well packages across multiple counties. California's Eastern Municipal Water District seeks long-term on-call well maintenance (RFP 3931, April 2026 deadline) and a Design-Build-Finance-Own-Operate-Maintain digester gas utilization agreement. Representative recent opportunities include Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Direct Solicitation DS 260000000032 for three New Haven orphan wells in Gratiot County (IFB format, July 21, 2026); Seminole County Board of County Commissioners Project CC-7100-26/HSM(A) for wastewater pump station maintenance, repair, and refurbishment (IFB, August 5, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB-26-00234 for water well maintenance and repair across 67 irrigation and potable wells statewide (ITB, June 12, 2026, $688,073 estimated value); and Eastern Municipal Water District RFP 3931 for on-call well maintenance and rehabilitation services (RFP, April 24, 2026 deadline). Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, federal Build America Buy America Act material sourcing, E-Verify employment eligibility verification, and environmental liability insurance are consistent procurement mandates across federal-grant-funded work; state and local non-federal procurements emphasize licensed well contractor credentials, demonstrated municipal well experience, and comprehensive general liability and workers' compensation coverage.