UNSPSC 73181008: Drilling services

UNSPSC 73181008 Drilling services, a Commodity code, encompasses contract drilling, boring, and related subsurface investigation work that state and local governments procure for infrastructure development, geotechnical assessment, utility installation, and environmental compliance. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying directional boring for utility conduit installation, geotechnical drilling and sampling for transportation projects, monitoring well drilling for landfill and water system operations, test boring for HVAC retrofit feasibility, and railroad bore-and-jack operations for sewer force mains. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments of transportation (Oregon DOT), county governments (Escambia County, Greenwood Metropolitan District, Santa Clara County, Hillsborough County), cities (DeBary, Milton, Bend, Madison, Norwalk, Statesboro), school districts (Pinellas County), and special-purpose districts (Greenwood Metropolitan District, Denver-area parks departments). Oregon DOT appears as a standout repeat buyer, soliciting multiple geotechnical drilling and cone penetration testing contracts for highway and railway crossing investigations. The geographic spread covers the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Southeast (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina), Midwest (Wisconsin, Colorado), and scattered Northeast solicitations.

Representative recent opportunities include the Greenwood Metropolitan District's October 2026 ITB for railroad boring services on Briarwood Road in South Carolina (180 linear feet of 18-inch steel casing jack-and-bore with CSX railroad coordination, bids due October 27, 2026); Oregon DOT's September 2026 ITB for geotechnical drilling, sampling, and seismic cone penetration testing at the Wickiup Junction site near US Route 97 supporting settlement and foundation analyses, with multiple coordinated bids on drilling and CPT soundings in diatomaceous soils, bids due September 24 and October 15, 2026; Escambia County's September 2026 ITQ for three monitoring well installations at the Klondike Landfill in Florida requiring FDEP water well contractor licensure (response deadline passed September 16, 2026); the City of Milton, Florida's July 2026 ITB for directional boring services on a term as-needed basis for water, sewer, and natural gas utility extensions with unit pricing by diameter and material, bids due July 22, 2026; and Boulder County Parks and Open Space's July 2026 RFP for stock water well drilling and solar pump installation on two agricultural leases (Alexander Dawson and Mayhoffer properties), proposals due September 4, 2026 with a $350,000 contract value. The code shows consistent activity across multiple sectors—transportation, utilities, environmental compliance, and facilities—with strong representation in Oregon, Florida, Georgia, and California over the past three months.