UNSPSC 73181007: Boring services

UNSPSC 73181007 Boring services (Commodity) describes trenchless subsurface work—directional boring, hollow stem auger drilling, core sampling, geotechnical investigation, and utility installation beneath existing infrastructure—that state and local governments solicit for water main extensions, wastewater effluent lines, utility conduits, stormwater systems, and transportation projects. State and local buyers include utility authorities, county road departments, city public works divisions, school districts, state transportation agencies, and special-purpose districts, with recent activity concentrated among county utilities, state DOTs, and municipal public works offices. Representative recent solicitations include the Fort Valley Utility Commission's RFP for approximately 4,000 linear feet of 20-inch PVC effluent pipe installation using jack-and-bore methods under a railroad line (due July 24, 2026); Pinellas County School District's IFB for as-needed directional boring and hand trenching services with response pricing on a per-linear-foot basis by diameter and run length (bid due June 12, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Transportation's emergency geotechnical drilling RFB for nine drill holes totaling approximately 540 linear feet across three landslide locations (response deadline May 21, 2026), with hollow stem auger, wireline core, and Standard Penetration Testing requirements.

Recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah, Texas, and California, with pronounced concentration in Florida (Pinellas County Schools, City of Palm Bay, Orange County), Oregon (ODOT multiple rebids), and multi-state utility and state DOT procurement. The code sees steady activity across water utility extensions, wastewater treatment plant effluent lines, transportation infrastructure under railroad and highway rights-of-way, and emergency landslide remediation; typical scope includes mobilization, drilling equipment, casing materials, geophysical logging, sample collection, well development, testing, and site restoration. Contracting terms range from single fixed-price projects to as-needed indefinite-quantity agreements; the Fort Valley and Oregon ODOT opportunities represent discrete emergency/capital projects, while Pinellas Schools and several city/county public works divisions use rolling on-call frameworks. Bonding, prevailing wage compliance, insurance (particularly general liability and workers' compensation), and equipment certifications (driller's licenses, water resource department credentials in regulated states) are standard requirements. No major set-asides dominate recent solicitations, though some notices reference good faith outreach to small business and disadvantaged enterprise subcontractors.