UNSPSC 71122202: Slickline lifting services

Use of slickline for installation of gas lift equipment.

UNSPSC 71122202 Slickline lifting services, a Commodity code, names well-abandonment and orphan-well-plugging work as state and local governments are currently procuring it — specifically plugging, site restoration, and specialized wireline services on gas storage wells, irrigation wells, and potable water wells across multiple jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show orphan well plugging dominating the pipeline, with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issuing four concurrent direct solicitations in July 2026 for plugging and site restoration of 26 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, each requiring comprehensive unit pricing across 68 line items covering rig services, wireline operations, cementing, drilling fluids, site supervision, and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. Beyond Michigan's orphan-well push, state and local buyers are also procuring municipal well rehabilitation and new-well construction services, including Hillsborough County, Florida's two-year maintenance and repair contract for 67 irrigation and potable water wells, the City of Bend, Oregon's engineering design for River Well #1 replacement addressing structural and casing-integrity deficiencies, and multiple Florida counties (Marion, Sarasota, Collier, Seminole) soliciting well construction, modification, and pump-station rehabilitation services. The issuing-body mix spans state environmental departments (Michigan EGLE, Texas General Land Office, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board), county utility departments and public works offices (Hillsborough, Marion, Collier, Seminole, Volusia in Florida; Union County in Illinois), municipal water utilities (City of Bend, City of Palm Bay, City of Pendleton, Eastern Municipal Water District in California), and special-purpose districts (San Bernardino County Department of Public Works serving county service areas and recreation districts). Michigan's orphan-well program and the Texas and Mississippi oil-and-gas-board plugging initiatives represent the highest recent volume.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Florida and Michigan, with sustained activity in Texas, California, Mississippi, Illinois, and Oregon. Florida municipalities and counties have posted nine recent opportunities ranging from single-well abandonment (Sarasota County at $50,000 ceiling) to multi-year pump-station maintenance contracts ($688,073 estimated for Hillsborough County). Michigan's four concurrent orphan-well direct solicitations covering 26 wells across two counties, all with July 21, 2026 deadlines and mandatory July 9 pre-bid attendance, represent the most active single procurement pipeline visible in the source; prequalification through one of five prior RFPs (210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, 240000000951) is a hard filter for all four Michigan solicitations, suggesting a mature vendor relationship. Texas and Mississippi are aggressively funding orphan-well plugging through federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants administered via the Oil and Gas Board and General Land Office, with multiple statewide and regional solicitations posted for Davis-Bacon-compliant well abandonment work. California's Eastern Municipal Water District issued an RFP for on-call well maintenance and repair services (SPD126SPDAD6431) with a $2.8 million five-year cap and an August 31, 2026 deadline, reflecting ongoing demand for pre-qualified vendor rosters in utility districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's direct solicitation DS7612600000000322 for three orphan wells in Gratiot County (Orphan Well New Haven Sec 3), due July 21, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid July 9 and technical scoring weighted equally across key personnel, business-owned equipment, company experience, and vendor questions (100 points minimum 80 for award consideration); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00234 for water well maintenance and repair services across 67 wells, estimated $688,073 over two years, sealed bids due June 12, 2026; the City of Bend's RFP 26-3256 for engineering design of River Well #1 rehabilitation and replacement, approximately $525,000 scope, proposals due May 20, 2026; and the Eastern Municipal Water District's RFP 3931 for well maintenance and rehabilitation services (minimum two awards anticipated), five-year term beginning July 15, 2026, proposals due April 23, 2026. All recent opportunities emphasize Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, comprehensive insurance requirements (general liability $1–2 million, pollution liability where applicable), and demonstrated experience with municipal or specialized well work; many require site visits and pre-bid attendance, and most employ best-value selection rather than lowest-price-only award.