NIGP 40581: Oil, Turbine

NIGP 40581 Oil, Turbine, Item code, covers aviation and industrial turbine engine oils purchased by state and local governments for facilities and fleet operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and municipal utilities buying both diesel fuel for transportation fleets and specialized turbine oils for power generation and equipment maintenance. Cobb County School District and Hillsborough County Public Schools are the dominant issuing bodies in the recent record, both procuring diesel fuel for their vehicle fleets through competitive RFQ and ITB processes. Scope includes gasoline and diesel fuel for distributed fueling infrastructure across school sites, as well as specialized aviation turbine engine oils meeting military specifications for utility operations. Hillsborough County's ITB covers approximately 1.75 million gallons annually of ultralow sulfur diesel with 15 parts per million maximum sulfur content, priced as a per-gallon markup over NYMEX NY Harbor futures settlement, with delivery required to eleven fuel storage sites within 24 hours of order and an estimated annual contract value of $5.5 million.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) issued an ITB for ultralow sulfur diesel fuel (26205ITB-DST) with a response deadline of June 30, 2026 and a Notice of Intent to Award issued July 13, 2026, identifying multiple recommended awardees from nine competitive bids; the incumbent is Colonial Oil Industries. Cobb County School District (Georgia) posted an RFQ for gasoline and diesel fuel delivery (P27050, PE63310NONST2027000000224) with a September 30, 2026 deadline. Austin Energy, a department of the City of Austin, Texas, requested quotations for Eastman #2380 aircraft turbine engine oil meeting MIL-23699 specifications (IFQ 1100 CPG1080) due August 12, 2026, initially offered to certified HUBZone and M/WBE vendors before general release. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of three years' fuel provision experience and maintain proper licensing, insurance, and E-Verify compliance where required.