UNSPSC 72154006: Core drilling and cutting service

The drilling of cores and cutting of holes on property owned by others

UNSPSC 72154006 Core drilling and cutting service is a Commodity code encompassing drilling, boring, coring, and related subsurface work that state and local governments solicit for infrastructure projects, geotechnical investigations, utility installations, and facility construction. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers using this code for directional boring (horizontal directional drilling) on water and sewer systems, geotechnical drilling and sampling to support bridge and highway projects, vertical test bores for geothermal feasibility studies, railroad jack-and-bore operations under active CSX crossings, monitoring well installation at closed landfills, and core drilling for structural investigation at medical facilities. The issuing-body mix spans state transportation departments (Oregon Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Transportation), county and municipal utilities (Greenwood Metropolitan District, Fort Valley Utility Commission, Escambia County Waste Services), school districts (Pinellas County School District), city engineering and parks departments (City of Milton, Boulder County Parks and Open Space, City of Madison), and regional transit authorities (Broward County Transportation Department). Santa Clara County appears as a standout repeat buyer, soliciting core drilling and related work across multiple seismic-compliance hospital renovation projects under design-build and design-bid-build vehicles.

Geographic spread centers on the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with scattered activity in the Midwest (Wisconsin, Colorado) and Northeast (Connecticut). Representative recent opportunities include the Greenwood Metropolitan District (South Carolina) ITB for railroad boring services on Briarwood Road closing October 27, 2026, involving 180 linear feet of 18-inch steel casing jack and bore under a CSX crossing with 24-hour continuous operations; the Oregon Department of Transportation ITB for Phase 3 geotechnical drilling and sampling at Wickiup Junction (bids closed October 20, 2026), covering mud rotary drilling, standard penetration testing, and Shelby tube sampling in diatomaceous soils; the Escambia County Waste Services Department ITQ for three monitoring well installations at Klondike Landfill (response deadline passed September 16, 2026) requiring Florida FDEP water well contractor licensing; and Broward County Transportation Department's open-end ADA bus stop construction contract (proposals due November 2, 2026) covering sidewalk, landing pad, and curb installation across multiple work orders county-wide. Drilling and boring work typically carries federal compliance requirements—Buy America, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, FHWA Form 1273 certifications—when funded through state DOT or FTA sources.