NIGP 40523: Graphite Lubricant

NIGP 40523 Graphite Lubricant is an Item code that describes dry lubricant products state and local governments procure for equipment maintenance and operational support. Recent state and local solicitations show that the code encompasses not just graphite lubricants but a broader range of lubricating products including mineral and synthetic engine oils, greases, gear oils, diesel exhaust fluid, hydraulic oils, transmission fluids, and specialty lubricants for fleet and facility operations. School districts, state departments, county waste authorities, and other operational agencies solicit under this code to supply maintenance shops, vehicle fleets, and distributed facility locations with bulk and drummed products. Issuing bodies range from state-level procurement offices coordinating statewide contracts to county school districts, county waste authorities, and municipal special-purpose districts managing localized supply chains. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services and Hillsborough County Public Schools appear as repeat buyers managing multi-year supply agreements.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Florida and Washington, with Cobb County School District (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (Florida), and the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services conducting active solicitations. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted Solicitation 09225-02 in July 2026, a forty-eight-month statewide bulk lubricants, greases, and DEF contract with approximately $5.1 million in historical annual sales, structured to award multiple vendors across four product categories with a 1.5 percent vendor management fee and a 10 percent DBE participation goal. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued ITB 26205-ITB-DST for approximately $5.5 million in annual ultralow sulfur diesel fuel supply, awarding to multiple vendors at per-gallon markups over NYMEX futures pricing and requiring 24-hour delivery to eleven storage sites. The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County solicited furnish-and-delivery lubricants through IFB 26-09 on May 27, 2026, with an estimated annual expenditure of $25,000 and lot-by-lot awards to primary and secondary vendors. Cobb County School District posted RFP P27050 on September 1, 2026 for gasoline and diesel fuel delivery to multiple school sites, with response due September 30, 2026.