UNSPSC 72152800: Water well drilling services

The drilling and maintenance of water wells on property owned by others

UNSPSC 72152800 Water well drilling services is a Class code describing the drilling, construction, rehabilitation, and abandonment of potable water wells, irrigation wells, monitoring wells, and specialized subsurface drilling for water extraction and storage. State and local governments procure well drilling under this code for new municipal water supply infrastructure, rehabilitation of aging wells, emergency replacement of failed systems, aquifer storage and recovery conversion, and orphaned well plugging and site restoration. The work spans site preparation and permitting through testing, disinfection, and commissioning of completed wells.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state environmental and natural resources departments (Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois, Florida, California), municipal water utilities and water districts, county utilities and public works departments, and special-purpose water authorities. Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has dominated recent activity with four concurrent direct solicitations (posted July 16–29, 2026) for plugging 38 orphaned gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties operated by New Haven Energy LLC, all with July 21 response dates and prequalification requirements through prior RFPs. San Bernardino County Department of Public Works is soliciting on-call well and pump maintenance services across 32 wells and 28 booster locations with an August 31, 2026 deadline and maximum contract value of $2.8 million over five years. Hillsborough County (Florida) issued an ITB for water well maintenance and repair at 67 irrigation and potable wells with an estimated value of $688,073 over two years and June 12, 2026 due date. Sarasota County, Seminole County, and the Onslow Water & Sewer Authority (North Carolina) have posted opportunities for well abandonment, wastewater pump station services, and well site construction, respectively. Geographic concentration appears in Michigan (orphaned well plugging), Florida (maintenance and construction), and California (on-call services), with additional activity in Mississippi, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment's direct solicitation for New Haven Sec 3 orphan wells (three gas storage wells, plugging and site restoration, direct solicitation DS 260000000032, proposals due July 21, 2026); Hillsborough County's ITB for water well maintenance and repair services at 67 county wells (estimated $688,073, ITB 26-00234, due June 12, 2026); San Bernardino County's RFQ for on-call well and pump maintenance across county service areas and recreation districts (maximum $2.8 million, five-year term, due August 31, 2026); and Sarasota County's RFQ for single-well abandonment at 949 Ponder Avenue with a $50,000 ceiling and July 10, 2026 deadline. All recent Michigan solicitations require prequalification through prior RFPs and attendance at mandatory pre-proposal meetings; Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to most opportunities involving federal funding or state environmental programs.