UNSPSC 71151004: Oilfield satellite well data transmission services

Services using satellites to transmit well data.

UNSPSC 71151004 Oilfield satellite well data transmission services is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local opportunities, shows little activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single relevant procurement in the recent-opportunities block involves landfill gas collection and control system infrastructure—surveying of gas extraction well locations, installation of HDPE-cased extraction wells, approximately 11,520 linear feet of perforated and lateral piping in multiple diameters, condensate sumps with pneumatic pumps, liquefied fossil gas wellheads, and monitoring equipment. The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority, a special-purpose district in Georgia, issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for this work on April 17, 2026, with a response deadline of May 21, 2026. Three other recent opportunities in the source—Rob Sullivan Park irrigation improvements, a digester gas utilization DBFOOM project, and City of College Park executive search services—fall entirely outside the code's scope and suggest data-classification drift in the state and local procurement databases.

The code sees activity from special-purpose districts and local authorities in Georgia and California. The Dalton-Whitfield solicitation requires Georgia-licensed and registered General Contractors with a minimum of five years' experience in landfill gas collection and control system construction and installation, having successfully completed at least five similar or larger projects within the past five years, with mandatory pre-proposal conference on May 1, 2026, and substantial and final completion deadlines of 120 and 150 calendar days respectively from Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages are assessed at $2,000 per day for the first 90 days following the Substantial Completion deadline and $5,000 per day thereafter. Bidders must comply with the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, submit E-Verify documentation, and provide bid, performance, and payment bonds; no set-aside designations are specified. The code's nominal focus on oilfield satellite data transmission does not align with the construction-and-installation work actually being solicited, signaling that pursue decisions should verify classification through direct opportunity review rather than relying on the UNSPSC category label alone.