UNSPSC 15100000: Fuels

A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work.

UNSPSC 15100000 Fuels is a Family code that covers the supply and delivery of petroleum products and fuel types to state and local government agencies for operational, maintenance, and heating purposes. State and local governments procure gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, propane, biodiesel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), lubricating oils, and related petroleum products through this code. Recent solicitations show active procurement across transit authorities, municipalities, counties, school districts, and state departments for both routine fleet fueling and specialized applications including tank equipment, dispensing infrastructure, and delivery services.

Issuing bodies span a broad mix of jurisdictions: county transportation authorities and transit agencies (DART in Dallas, OCTA in Orange County, SRTA in Massachusetts, CATA in Pennsylvania), municipal public works and fleet departments (Santa Monica, Quincy, Barre, Boston), county governments (Escambia, Hunt, Dukes, Broward, Bucks County Consortium), state procurement offices (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maine), special districts and authorities (Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, New Castle County Vo-Tech School District), and regional cooperative purchasing groups (Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program, Macomb/Oakland Fuel Consortium, Montgomery County Consortium). Recent opportunities show Hunt County requesting bids for gasoline and diesel fuels (ITB, due August 11, 2026), the City of Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency seeking motor oils, lubricants, and antifreeze (ITB FY27ITB001, due July 31, 2026), and the City of Santa Fe purchasing bulk fuel and DEF (ITB FY27ITB002, due July 30, 2026). Dallas Area Rapid Transit is actively procuring off-road diesel fuel (due July 10, 2026), DEF (due May 25, 2026), and packaged oils (due May 6, 2026) for non-revenue vehicle operations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Hunt County, Dallas, Temple, Albuquerque), Massachusetts (Boston, Quincy, Dukes County, Barre, multiple municipal jurisdictions), Pennsylvania (multiple county consortiums and regional authorities), and Florida (Escambia County, Broward County, Collier County, Santa Monica in California also shows activity); cooperative purchasing vehicles spanning multi-county consortiums in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Massachusetts indicate sustained regional demand. The code demonstrates consistent procurement frequency across all seasons with contract terms typically spanning one to three years, and pricing structures commonly tied to Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) daily or weekly rack averages plus delivery markups, with many jurisdictions imposing local preferences or set-asides where applicable under state law.