UNSPSC 81101501: Well engineering

UNSPSC 81101501 Well engineering is a Commodity code used by state and local governments to procure professional engineering services for water supply infrastructure development, typically including hydrogeological investigation, well design, groundwater assessment, and related feasibility and permitting work. Recent state and local solicitations under this code span multiple disciplines within water engineering—from comprehensive on-call multi-discipline engineering (West Basin Municipal Water District RFP for on-call engineering services across water, recycled water, and wastewater infrastructure; City of Lubbock RFQ for Water Treatment Plant Lake 7 design services) to specialized groundwater and well services (Tampa Bay Water RFP for as-needed hydrogeological services including well testing, permitting, and monitoring; Orange County IFB for a groundwater irrigation well project in California). The issuing bodies include water agencies, municipal water districts, municipal utilities, counties, and regional water authorities, reflecting the breadth of public water infrastructure ownership across jurisdictions of all sizes.

The code shows recent activity across multiple states and regions. West Basin Municipal Water District (coastal Los Angeles area, California) posted an on-call professional engineering services RFP (RFPTH0128, due July 14, 2026) budgeted at approximately three million dollars across up to five awarded firms, covering hydraulic modeling, facility design, permitting, and construction administration—a representative scope for engineering services supporting water system planning and capital improvement. Tampa Bay Water, a multi-county regional authority in Florida, posted an RFP (2027001015, due June 30, 2026) for as-needed hydrogeological services including groundwater and surface water modeling, well inspection and rehabilitation, and water quality monitoring, with five-year contracts anticipated. The City of Lubbock, Texas posted concurrent RFQs for design services (RFQ2619719KM, due July 2, 2026) and program management (RFQ2619708TF, due June 18, 2026) for the Lake 7 water supply project, indicating design-phase activity on a significant infrastructure investment. Orange County, California posted an IFB (IFB0802262205-TR) for a groundwater well drilling project (Mile Square Regional Park Phase 1) with an estimated contract value of $1,827,631. Geographic concentration includes California, Florida, Texas, and Arizona, with additional recent activity in Georgia and South Carolina. The code supports both qualifications-based selection (RFQ) and competitive sealed bidding (IFB) procurement vehicles, with contract structures ranging from single-award design-build to multi-award on-call arrangements with task order authorization.