UNSPSC 71161200: Oilfield production operations management

Management of operational activities in the oilfield.

UNSPSC 71161200 Oilfield production operations management is a Class code that state and local governments use to tag landfill gas extraction and utilization projects, though the recent opportunities show limited activity and only marginal alignment with traditional oilfield operations. The scope of work under this code focuses on landfill gas collection infrastructure—extraction wells, perforated horizontal collectors, lateral piping, condensate handling, and monitoring systems—as well as long-term design-build-finance-operate-maintain agreements for converting digester gas into renewable energy products. The issuing bodies are primarily special-purpose districts and waste authorities: the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority in Georgia and the Eastern Municipal Water District in California appear in the recent record. The code shows no activity from state departments, counties, cities, or school districts focused on oilfield production itself, and one opportunity in the block (City of College Park's City Manager executive search) is entirely unrelated to the code's stated scope.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest. The most recent and largest opportunity is the Eastern Municipal Water District's Digester Gas Utilization Project (RFP, Solicitation 3900, due April 13, 2026) in Riverside County, California, which seeks a 15- or 20-year design-build-finance-own-operate-maintain partner to convert digester gas into renewable natural gas at three regional water reclamation facilities, with project commissioning targeted for June 2029 and estimated bonding requirements of $20 million, $2 million, and $2 million. The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority's Landfill Gas Collection and Control System Expansion (ITB PE75552NONST2026000000061, due May 21, 2026) in Dalton, Georgia requires a Georgia-licensed general contractor with five years' minimum experience in landfill gas system construction to build extraction wells, over 19,500 linear feet of piping in various diameters, and related infrastructure within 120–150 calendar days of notice to proceed. Both opportunities involve substantial technical and financial requirements; neither designates set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises. The code shows sparse recent activity overall and does not reflect consistent procurement patterns typical of oilfield operations.