UNSPSC 71122905: Platform oilfield rig services

Services for the platforms (large structures used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil).

UNSPSC 71122905 Platform oilfield rig services, Commodity tier, encompasses turnkey well abandonment, plugging, and site restoration services—including rig deployment, specialized drilling equipment rental, casing and tubing operations, wireline services, cementing, waste disposal, and infrastructure removal—that state and local governments procure primarily to remediate orphaned or decommissioned oil and gas wells under environmental compliance and capital improvement programs. Recent solicitations show Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominating the code with four direct-solicitation orphan-well plugging contracts posted in mid-July 2026, each specifying prequalified contractor lists from prior RFPs and unit-rate pricing matrices covering labor (at Davis-Bacon prevailing wage), equipment (pole rigs, derrick rigs, wireline), materials, and site restoration across 3 to 14 wells per contract in Gratiot and Montcalm counties. Additional activity includes Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board issuing multiple Invitations for Bid for similar well plugging, remediation, and reclamation at federally funded sites across the state, and the Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission of Texas soliciting qualifications for statewide well plugging services under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding.

The code sees concentrated activity in Michigan, Mississippi, and Texas—states with significant orphaned-well inventories and federal remediation grant funding. The issuing-body mix is narrow: state energy or natural-resource departments and oil-and-gas boards posting direct solicitations or RFQs for multiple contracts, not city or county governments. Recent Michigan opportunities (DS 260000000032 through DS 260000000035, all due July 21, 2026) are direct solicitations with mandatory pre-bid meetings and prequalification gates, awarding on best value with evaluation based equally on key personnel, equipment adequacy, technical experience, and vendor questions. Work is anticipated to commence in late fall or winter 2026. Mississippi and Texas opportunities signal broader regional demand for qualified contractors with five-plus years of orphan-well experience, OSHA H2S certification where applicable, and bonding capacity. Evaluation typically favors qualifications and experience over price alone, and all federal funding routes carry Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Build America Buy America compliance requirements. This code shows strong procurement momentum tied to federal environmental remediation funding, with response deadlines clustering in mid-to-late July 2026 and performance periods extending through 2027.