UNSPSC 72152801: Domestic water well drilling service

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

UNSPSC 72152801 Domestic water well drilling service is a Commodity code covering orphan well abandonment, site remediation, and restoration services that state and local governments procure when addressing contaminated, hazardous, or nonproductive groundwater infrastructure. The code sees activity primarily from state environmental and energy departments managing legacy oil and gas assets, county governments overseeing utility system upgrades, and municipal water departments conducting well rehabilitation. Recent solicitations reflect heavy emphasis on plugging and site restoration—the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued four parallel direct solicitations in July 2026 (DS7612600000000322, DS7612600000000332, DS7612600000000352, DS7612600000000342) for plugging services across 38 orphan gas storage wells in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties, all with proposals due July 21, 2026, requiring prequalified contractors and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. The code also captures new well construction and rehabilitation: Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB-26-00234 (due June 12, 2026) for a two-year, $688,073.00 water well maintenance and repair contract serving 67 irrigation and potable wells across multiple park locations, and the Eastern Municipal Water District issued RFP #3931 (due April 23, 2026) for on-call well maintenance and rehabilitation services with a maximum contract value of $2.8 million over five years.

Activity concentrates in Michigan (particularly the New Haven orphan well campaign), Florida (Seminole County, Sarasota County, Hillsborough County, Marion County, Collier County, Palm Bay, Volusia County), Texas (Lubbock, San Antonio, statewide Railroad Commission and General Land Office procurements), California (San Bernardino County, Riverside County), Mississippi (orphan well plugging initiatives), and scattered activity in Illinois, Georgia, Utah, and Oregon. The mix of issuing bodies spans state environmental agencies, county utilities and public works departments, municipal water systems, and special districts. Representative opportunities include San Bernardino County Department of Public Works requesting qualifications for on-call well and pump maintenance across 32 water wells and 28 booster pump locations (RFQ SPD126SPDAD6431, due August 31, 2026, maximum $2.8 million), the City of Palm Bay issuing RFP 30RFP26 for construction of four production wells to 850 feet depth (due April 28, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources conducting a small-business set-aside IFB for a supplemental irrigation well at Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area (due July 9, 2026, extended from July 2). Work is solicited under IFB, RFP, RFQ, and direct-solicitation formats; Davis-Bacon or prevailing wage requirements are standard for federally funded orphan well programs. Activity is ongoing and robust across multiple sectors and regions.