UNSPSC 71122103: Cleaning fluid sand control services

UNSPSC 71122103 Cleaning fluid sand control services, a Commodity code, covers well abandonment, plugging, and site restoration work that state and local governments procure for orphaned oil and gas infrastructure, potable water wells, and municipal water system rehabilitation. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect a tight focus on well plugging and abandonment services driven by federal infrastructure funding (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act orphaned well programs) and municipal water system asset management. Scope includes comprehensive well plugging and site remediation—drilling out existing wells, installing cement plugs, conducting geophysical and video logging, removing surface equipment, restoring sites, and managing waste disposal—often paired with design and engineering services to precede construction. State departments of natural resources and environmental quality, county utilities departments, municipal water districts, and municipal engineering departments issue the majority of solicitations, with repeat activity concentrated among Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; and Florida county utilities (Seminole, Marion, Sarasota, Hillsborough counties and the City of Palm Bay). Geographic activity centers on Michigan (four orphaned well plugging contracts in July 2026), Mississippi (three to seven-well plugging contracts between March and April 2026), Florida (well abandonment and water infrastructure projects across multiple counties), and scattered single procurements in Texas, Illinois, Oregon, Georgia, and California.

Recent representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's direct solicitation for plugging and site restoration of three through fourteen orphaned gas storage wells in Gratiot County (Solicitations DS 260000000032, DS 260000000033, DS 260000000034, and DS 260000000035), all posted July 16, 2026, with July 21, 2026 response dates, restricted to vendors prequalified through prior RFPs and requiring Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance and unit pricing for 68-item schedules across multiple well sites; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's Invitation for Bids for plugging, remediation, and reclamation of three to seven orphaned wells across multiple counties (IFB RFx Nos. 3160007881, 3160007966, and 3160007967), posted between March and April 2026, with response dates in April through May 2026, requiring five years of relevant experience and comprehensive insurance; and Seminole County's Invitation for Bid for wastewater pump station maintenance, repair, and refurbishment (Project CC-7100-26), posted July 13, 2026, due August 5, 2026, establishing a master service agreement with work-order issuance and Davis-Bacon requirements. The code shows significant recent activity driven by federal orphaned well remediation funding and municipal water asset renewal, with responses concentrated among prequalified, experienced contractors in oil-and-gas-intensive states and water-utility-dense jurisdictions.