UNSPSC 71122200: Slickline services

Services using slickline for selective placement and retrieval of wellbore hardware.

UNSPSC 71122200 Slickline services, a Class code, encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and remediation work for orphaned oil and gas wells and municipal water-supply wells, drawing state and local procurement activity primarily from environmental remediation programs and municipal water infrastructure initiatives. State and local governments buy under this code to address well closure and site restoration for legacy wells, emergency repairs to production wells, and decommissioning of aging infrastructure. Recent opportunities reflect two distinct market segments: orphaned well plugging funded through federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants (primarily Mississippi and Michigan) and municipal water well maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction (primarily California, Texas, and Florida).

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity with four parallel direct solicitations issued July 16, 2026, for orphan well plugging at the New Haven gas storage facility in Gratiot County—three wells (DS7612600000000322, due July 21), fourteen wells (DS7612600000000332, due July 21), nine wells (DS7612600000000352, due July 21), and twelve wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties (DS7612600000000342, due July 21)—all requiring prequalification through prior RFPs and mandatory attendance at a July 9 pre-proposal meeting, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, unit pricing against a 68-line-item matrix, and best-value selection on technical qualifications (25 points each for key personnel, equipment, experience, and vendor responses). Mississippi Oil and Gas Board has issued multiple IFBs for orphaned well plugging across five counties under federal funding, with bids due April 13 through May 11, 2026 (IFB 3160007881, 3160007966, 3160007967), requiring five years' prior experience and compliance with prevailing wage and Build America Buy America Act requirements. Municipal water well opportunities include Eastern Municipal Water District (California) RFP 3931 for on-call well maintenance and rehabilitation (April 2, due April 24) with potential awards to multiple contractors over five years, Hillsborough County (Florida) ITB 26-00234 for water well maintenance and repair across 67 locations ($688,073 estimated value, June 12, due June 12), and Seminole County (Florida) master service agreement for wastewater pump station maintenance (July 13, due August 5) encompassing related well and pump field work across 18 service categories on a work-order basis with three-year initial term and two one-year renewals.