UNSPSC 71161211: Electric wireline lost hole services

Lost hole means a well which cannot be completed or further drilled because of mechanical difficulties, accidents of construction, or geological conditions.

UNSPSC 71161211 Electric wireline lost hole services, a Commodity code, maps poorly to the recent state and local activity this code receives. Over the past two months, state and local procurement offices have posted no opportunities clearly aligned with electric wireline lost hole repair or diagnostics; instead, the code has drawn nine recent solicitations spanning general electrical maintenance and repair, electrical system installations, preventive maintenance contracts, and facility-wide electrical support services across multiple jurisdictions and service categories that diverge from the narrow wireline-lost-hole scope the code name implies.

Issuing bodies include state agencies (Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Military Department, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Juvenile Justice Department), county governments (Fulton County Georgia, Denton County Texas, San Bernardino County, DeKalb County Georgia), cities (Lewisville Texas, Jackson Michigan, Tampa Florida, Houston, Waco Texas), school districts (Humble Independent School District, Northside Independent School District), special-purpose districts (Eastern Municipal Water District, Lane Community College, Ontario International Airport Authority, Macon Water Authority, Housing Authority of Prince George's County), and transit authorities. Geographic spread spans Texas (multiple TxDOT districts, state facilities in Austin, Lufkin, Fort Worth, Harlingen, Giddings, Albany), Michigan, Florida, Georgia, California, and Maryland, with Texas showing the highest concentration of recent posts. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's as-needed electrical services at Austin State Hospital (IFB HHS0017692, bids due July 28, 2026) covering general electrical repair and maintenance on medium voltage switchgear and emergency response; Fulton County Georgia's electrical on-call maintenance services countywide (ITB 26ITB1614186C-GS, bids due August 4, 2026) encompassing emergency and routine electrical repairs including transformer installation; the City of Lewisville's electrical services at Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants (IFB 2652A, bids due August 10, 2026); and Denton County's electrical and generator upgrades at four county facilities (RFP CSP262910, proposals due August 6, 2026). The code shows substantial activity in facility and infrastructure maintenance—not wireline diagnostics—signaling a mismatch between the commodity's stated definition and actual procurement demand under this classification.