UNSPSC 71122311: Subsea well project front end engineering design service FEED

Includes front end engineering design FEED and pre front end engineering design PreFEED projects leading to follow on detailed engineering and construction projects for subsea production systems. FEED and preFEED projects typically include feasibility studies, screening of project ideas and definition of the basic scope, parameters, and economic impacts of the follow on major project. It involves analysis of the capital investment required sufficient to enable management to make a final decision using eco

UNSPSC 71122311 Subsea well project front end engineering design service FEED is a Commodity code that encompasses front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for subsea and onshore well infrastructure projects. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through well abandonment, remediation, and plugging projects driven by orphan well cleanup initiatives funded by federal and state environmental programs. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has dominated recent activity with four concurrent direct solicitations in July 2026 for plugging, drilling, and site restoration of 38 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties (DS 260000000032 through 260000000035), each with response dates of July 21, 2026 and mandatory prequalification through prior RFPs. Separate state and local jurisdictions—including the Texas General Land Office (high H2S well services, May 2026), Mississippi Oil and Gas Board (multiple orphaned well plugging solicitations, March–April 2026), Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Union County supplemental irrigation well, March 2026), and county utilities departments in Florida and other states—have issued concurrent IFBs and RFQs for well construction, maintenance, repair, and abandonment services. The issuing-body mix spans state environmental and natural resources agencies, state oil and gas regulatory bodies, county commissioners, municipal water utilities, and special-purpose water and wastewater districts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan (40+ wells under a single state program), Mississippi (multiple orphaned well programs), Texas (state-level oil and gas well services), Florida (county-level well and pump maintenance), and California (municipal water district on-call services), with secondary activity across Illinois, Georgia, Oregon, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's direct solicitations for three to fourteen orphan wells per contract with unit pricing for 68 line items covering labor, equipment, drilling materials, and site restoration under Davis-Bacon prevailing wage (response due July 21, 2026); the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's multiple orphaned well plugging IFBs covering three to seven wells each at approximately $50,000–$500,000 per contract (April–May 2026 response dates); and Eastern Municipal Water District's RFP for on-call well maintenance and repair across 32 wells and 28 pump stations at up to $2.8 million over five years (August 31, 2026 response date). Most opportunities are open competitive procurements; Michigan's well-plugging contracts are restricted to vendors prequalified through prior RFPs, and Illinois designates its well project as a small-business set-aside. The code shows sustained activity driven by federal orphan well remediation funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with strong pipeline visibility through late 2026 and into 2027.