NIGP 40515: Gasoline, Automotive

NIGP 40515 Gasoline, Automotive is an Item code under which state and local governments procure bulk unleaded gasoline, diesel fuel, and related products for fleet operations, municipal services, transit systems, and school district transportation. Recent solicitations show active procurement across vehicle fuels (87–92 octane unleaded, ultra-low sulfur diesel, dyed diesel, and renewable diesel blends), diesel exhaust fluid, and ancillary services such as tank monitoring and emergency delivery. Work is typically structured around OPIS rack pricing plus a fixed per-gallon markup held constant over multi-year contract terms, with deliveries required within 24 hours of order and often within 12 hours during emergencies. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices, county governments, regional transit authorities, school districts, state departments, and special-purpose districts; the code sees repeat activity from municipalities of all sizes as well as higher-education institutions and waste-management agencies. Procurement notices commonly carry local-vendor preferences (8–10 percent bid adjustments in several states), and some include set-asides or incentives for minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned enterprises consistent with state policy.

Geographic spread spans the continental United States with visible recent activity in California (Hayward, Ventura County, CARB analysis projects), Florida (Escambia County, Daytona Beach, Walton County, Manatee County schools, Gainesville transit), Massachusetts (Barnstable County, Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program), New Mexico (Santa Fe), Kansas (Olathe), Oregon (Eugene Water & Electric Board cooperative), Georgia (Milledgeville, Union County schools), New Hampshire (Nashua), Texas (Waco, Department of Criminal Justice), South Dakota (statewide), Mississippi (Union County schools), and New York (BRGPP cooperative inclusive of regional activity). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Olathe, Kansas ITB for 287,750 gallons of E-10 unleaded and mixed diesel across 30 locations with 24-hour delivery due July 16, 2026; Eugene Water & Electric Board's ITB on behalf of the Greater Oregon Fleet Cooperative for 2.995 million gallons annually (740,000 E10 unleaded, 425,000 B5 diesel, 1.75 million R99 renewable diesel) due July 30, 2026; County of Ventura RFP for approximately 2.02 million gallons across four fuel grades serving 60 county locations, due June 22, 2026; and the School District of Manatee County ITB for diesel, unleaded gasoline, dyed diesel, and DEF delivery to multiple school sites and bus operations, due April 8, 2026. Contract terms are typically three to five years with annual renewal options, and awards frequently go to multiple responsive bidders to ensure backup supply capability.