Oilfield services including well logging, cementing, perforating, and production testing. Find active federal and state support activities for oil and gas operations contracts — AI-scored against your profile across SAM.gov and 200+ portals.
Annual federal spend under NAICS 213112 averages $1.2–1.8 billion, driven by DOE's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, BLM's well plugging and remediation, and BOEM's offshore inspection services. Contracts are predominantly firm-fixed-price IDIQs with task orders, though some cost-reimbursement is used for R&D. Demand spikes with oil price volatility and regulatory changes like the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Competition is moderate; top holders include Halliburton and Schlumberger, but small businesses win 35% of awards via set-asides.
These agencies are the largest buyers of support activities for oil and gas operations services and products in the federal government. Each awards contracts under NAICS 213112 regularly — build relationships with their small business offices first.
Focus on BLM's In-Situ Oil Shale and Well Plugging IDIQs and DOE's environmental remediation task orders. The most common set-asides are 8(a) and HUBZone for well plugging, and SDVOSB for production testing. The single highest-leverage move is to get on the GSA Professional Services Schedule (PSS) under SIN 541611 for environmental consulting, then team with a large prime on BOEM's offshore contracts.
Most work is awarded via LPTA for well-defined tasks like cementing or logging, but best-value tradeoffs are used for complex production testing. Common vehicles: GSA PSS (SIN 541611), DOE's Strategic Petroleum Reserve IDIQ, BLM's Well Plugging IDIQ, and BOEM's Offshore Inspection IDIQ. Evaluation emphasizes past performance in similar environments and safety records.
Yes, most well plugging and remediation contracts require state-issued well operator licenses or bonds. For offshore work, you need BSEE-approved safety and environmental management systems (SEMS). Check individual solicitation requirements.
Performance and payment bonds are standard for contracts over $150K. For well plugging, BLM often requires a blanket bond of $25K–$150K per state. DOE may require environmental liability insurance.
It's classified as a service (mining support). The SBA size standard is 500 employees. For R&D contracts, the standard may shift to $27.5M in receipts.
Highly competitive for small businesses: average 8–12 offers per solicitation. Many are set aside for 8(a) or HUBZone firms. Incumbents win 60% of recompetes.
Average task order value is $500K–$2M for onshore work, $5M–$20M for offshore. IDIQ ceilings range from $10M (BLM) to $100M (DOE).