UNSPSC 15101611: Anthracite or hard coal

A type of coal that has fine carbonization without smoke for combustion, low volatilization and high fixed carbon contents of between 85 and 95 percent.

UNSPSC 15101611 Anthracite or hard coal, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—anthracite and hard coal products—does not appear in the recent solicitations posted under this classification. The most recent contract opportunities tagged to this code cover fuel products including gasoline, diesel, heating oil, liquid propane, and diesel exhaust fluid, along with lubricants and gear oils for transit and fleet operations. These purchases represent bulk liquid fuels and fluid supplies rather than solid coal products. State and local buyers posting under this code include regional group purchasing programs (serving multiple municipalities), county water districts, school districts, and consolidated city governments operating transit systems across Massachusetts, California, Florida, and Georgia. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and the fuel products actually being solicited suggests either a classification error in the state and local procurement systems or that anthracite coal is no longer a material purchase category for these jurisdictions.

The Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program (BRGPP) in Massachusetts posted multiple cooperative bid solicitations for fuel products (gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and liquid propane) under FY27-14 through FY27-17 line items as part of a broader highway supplies and services procurement (Solicitation FY2714151617) with response dates in April 2026. The Alameda County Water District in California issued IFB 25/26-35 for gasoline and diesel fuel delivery to five facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area, due May 15, 2026. The School District of Manatee County, Florida solicited fuel and diesel exhaust fluid bulk delivery services (ITB 260110TM) for buses and fleet vehicles through April 8, 2026. The Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia issued RFB 26-0030 for oils and lubricants to supply the METRA Transit System, due March 11, 2026. These solicitations reflect active demand for liquid fuels and fleet-maintenance fluids across public sectors, but no recent opportunities document actual anthracite or hard coal procurement.