UNSPSC 71161800: Oilfield waste management services

Service to manage the processes and actions to safely and efficiently manage waste from its inception to final disposal, in an oil and gas platform or worksite.

UNSPSC 71161800 Oilfield waste management services, Class code, encompasses the plugging, abandonment, and site restoration of orphaned oil and gas wells, along with comprehensive waste management and environmental remediation services that state and local governments procure through energy and environmental departments. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity under this code, soliciting four direct-award contracts in July 2026 for orphan gas storage well abandonment across Gratiot and Montcalm counties—comprising 38 wells total with response dates of July 21, 2026 and mandatory prequalification through prior RFPs. The scope of work spans site supervision, rig operations across multiple configurations (pole, single derrick, double derrick), well plugging and cementing, wireline and mud engineering services, waste disposal, heavy equipment operations, site preparation and restoration, and infrastructure removal. Contractors must submit unit pricing for 68 line items, detailed project timelines segmented by site prep, mobilization/demobilization, plugging, and site restoration, and are subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements with rates ranging from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus fringe. Evaluation uses four equally weighted technical criteria (key personnel, business-owned equipment, technical experience, vendor questions) with a 100-point scale and 80-point minimum threshold; award is based on best value, not lowest price.

Beyond Michigan, the code shows minimal relevant recent activity. A Texas General Land Office RFQ in May 2026 (closed) solicited H2S well plugging and related services statewide, and Mississippi Oil and Gas Board solicitations in March–April 2026 addressed orphaned well remediation across multiple counties, but these represent sporadic state-level oil and gas environmental compliance work rather than the broader oilfield waste management services the code nominally covers. The geographic concentration is narrow—Michigan dominates through its New Haven gas storage well abandonment program, with scattered activity in Mississippi, Texas, and isolated county-level well service work in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Oregon, California, and Illinois. This code shows strong recent demand in Michigan but limited activity elsewhere in state and local procurement; the work is capital-intensive, highly specialized, and driven by environmental remediation funding rather than routine procurement cycles.