UNSPSC 71161802: Oilfield waste baling services

Service providing a means of flattening waste material and securing them as bales, to aid efficient storage and transportation, ahead of onward disposal.

UNSPSC 71161802 Oilfield waste baling services is a Commodity-tier code that does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent activity shows zero solicitations for waste baling or compaction services; instead, the code has been applied exclusively to orphan oil and gas well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration projects. Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has posted four consecutive direct solicitations in July 2026—covering 3, 14, 9, and 12 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties—all tagged to this code despite addressing comprehensive well drilling, re-drilling, plugging, cementing, wireline services, equipment removal, and site reclamation rather than waste handling or baling. The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement scope signals either classification error at point of posting or intentional use of the commodity code as a catchall for well abandonment work.

Michigan dominates current activity, with the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issuing all identifiable recent opportunities under UNSPSC 71161802. All four solicitations (DS7612600000000322, DS7612600000000332, DS7612600000000352, and DS7612600000000342) are direct solicitations to prequalified vendors only—requiring prior award under one of five specified RFPs (210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, or 240000000951)—with proposals due July 21, 2026, and mandatory pre-proposal meetings held July 9, 2026. Work scope includes plugging labor, rig services (pole, single, and double derrick), drilling equipment, cementing, wireline, waste disposal, and site restoration, all subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. The code shows no relevant activity outside Michigan and no competitive open solicitations; all work is restricted to an established prequalified contractor pool, making entry difficult without prior state contract award.