NIGP 40550: Oil, Heat Transfer Fluid, Fire-Resistant

NIGP 40550, Oil, Heat Transfer Fluid, Fire-Resistant, is an Item code under which state and local governments procure bulk fuels, lubricants, and related maintenance fluids for fleet, facilities, and operational use. Recent solicitations show actual procurement spanning motor oils, greases, diesel exhaust fluid, gasoline, diesel fuel, and specialty lubricating products supplied to distributed networks of state agencies, school districts, and public institutions. State departments, county school districts, and state education agencies dominate the issuing-body mix. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services manages a high-volume statewide contract covering approximately $5.1 million in annual historical sales across multiple lubricant and DEF categories; the South Dakota Office of Procurement Management operates a similar statewide vehicle for motor oils, greases, and related fluids across state agencies. School districts including Cobb County School District and Hillsborough County Public Schools solicit fuel supply independently, with HCPS managing a $5.5 million annual estimated contract for ultralow sulfur diesel across eleven storage sites.

Recent activity clusters in South Dakota, Washington, and Florida. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services issued Solicitation 09225-02 on July 10, 2026 (bids due July 30, 2026) for bulk engine lubricants, greases, gear oils, and DEF across four categories with a forty-eight-month term beginning September 1, 2026 and a 10 percent DBE participation goal under Federal Transit Administration requirements. The State of South Dakota's Office of Procurement Management posted IFB 26IFB19994 on October 6, 2026 (bids due November 4, 2026) for motor oil, grease, and related fluids to supply state agencies on a firm fixed-price, F.O.B. basis. Hillsborough County Public Schools awarded ITB 26205-ITB-DST (originally due June 23, extended to June 30, 2026) for approximately 1.75 million gallons annually of No. 2 red dye diesel at 15 ppm sulfur content with delivery to eleven sites; nine vendors competed with per-gallon markups ranging from $0.0994 to $0.5908, and the incumbent awardee is Colonial Oil Industries. Cobb County School District solicited gasoline and diesel fuel supply via RFQ PE63310NONST2027000000224 (due September 30, 2026) for delivery to multiple fuel pump sites across the district.