UNSPSC 12181503: Paraffins

UNSPSC 12181503 Paraffins is a Commodity code covering petroleum-derived fluids and lubricants for facility and fleet maintenance, including floor waxes and motor oils. State and local governments procure under this code for routine maintenance of school and municipal buildings, transit systems, and other public facilities. Recent opportunities show school districts and transit authorities soliciting both specialty floor-maintenance products and bulk petroleum lubricants for vehicle fleets, typically through RFQ and RFB notices with firm delivery schedules and compliance documentation requirements. Issuing bodies include independent school districts and transit-serving consolidated government purchasing offices.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia. Dougherty County School System issued RFQ 019-PUR-2026 on April 23, 2026, for 555 five-gallon containers of commercial-grade floor wax (MPC Classic 250 or equivalent) with a response deadline of May 14, 2026, for school-facility maintenance through June 2027. Columbus Consolidated Government's METRA Transit System posted RFB 26-0030 on February 16, 2026, seeking oils, lubricants, and transmission fluids in bulk quantities totaling approximately 21,300 gallons and 1,000 pounds of chassis grease annually, with proposals due by March 11, 2026, for a three-year term; that procurement included FTA and GDOT funding with DBE participation requirements. Both solicitations required FOB destination delivery, Material Safety Data Sheets, and vendor compliance documentation, with the transit procurement allowing single-award or line-item division at the customer's discretion.