UNSPSC 12162501: Water in oil emulsion breakers

UNSPSC 12162501 Water in oil emulsion breakers is a Commodity code covering lubricant and fluid maintenance products that state and local governments procure for fleet, facilities, and grounds equipment operations. The code encompasses motor oils in multiple viscosities and packaging formats (bulk and quart-sized), transmission fluids, gear oils, greases, hydraulic fluids, anti-freeze coolants, and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) — products state and local buyers source to maintain buses, vehicles, grounds equipment, and facility systems. Issuing bodies include state departments of enterprise services and procurement, county school districts, municipal school systems, county governments, and city fleet operations. The recent procurement mix reflects routine maintenance supply contracts rather than specialized emulsion-breaker chemistry; most opportunities are IFB or ITB awards on firm fixed-price or per-gallon-markup structures with competitive bidding across multiple vendors per category.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Washington, with secondary presence in South Dakota, Maryland, and Georgia. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services issued a statewide reissued solicitation 09225-02 (due July 30, 2026) for bulk lubricants, greases, gear oils, and DEF across four categories, with historical annual sales around $5.1 million and a forty-eight-month initial term beginning September 1, 2026, open to state agencies, institutions of higher education, political subdivisions, and federally recognized Indian tribes. Hillsborough County Public Schools awarded an ITB for ultralow sulfur diesel fuel (1.75 million gallons annually, $5.5 million estimated value) to multiple awardees following competitive bidding, with the incumbent Colonial Oil Industries among recommended recipients. Pinellas County School District solicited bulk motor oils, greases, hydraulic oil, transmission fluid, EP gear lubricant, and anti-freeze via ITB 26-AM-018 (due August 26, 2026) for approximately $135,000 annually across four vehicle maintenance locations. The State of South Dakota's Office of Procurement Management issued IFB 26IFB19994 (due November 4, 2026) for motor oil, grease, and related fluids to supply state agencies statewide. Collier County, Florida initiated a five-year single-source procurement from Schaeffer Manufacturing Company (effective October 1, 2026) for multiple viscosities of engine oils, transmission fluids, and greases to support county fleet maintenance.