UNSPSC 15101617: Fuel from organic waste sludge

Fuel produced by processing organic sludge from public sewage treatment facilities, powder treatment facilities, and water pollution prevention facilities.

UNSPSC 15101617 Fuel from organic waste sludge, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. Recent opportunities posted under or near this code predominantly solicit conventional fossil fuels, renewable diesel, and alternative-fuel infrastructure services—not fuel derived from organic waste sludge. The County of Solano seeks unleaded gasoline and renewable diesel (RD99) for fleet fueling; the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services solicits bulk engine lubricants, greases, gear oils, and diesel exhaust fluid across a forty-eight-month statewide cooperative contract; the Orange County Transportation Authority procures compressed natural gas fueling station operation and maintenance, hydrogen mobile fuelers, and related energy infrastructure. Additional recent activity includes South Dakota's tankwagon and transport fuel deliveries (diesel, gasoline, biodiesel blends), the City of Santa Monica's renewable diesel procurement, and the Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program's multi-category highway supplies bid including gasoline, diesel, heating oil, and liquid propane. The code's nominal scope—fuel produced from organic waste sludge—does not meaningfully describe any of these solicitations.

Issuing bodies span state departments (Washington, South Dakota, Illinois), counties (Solano, Sacramento), cities (Santa Monica, Albuquerque, Long Beach, Orem), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Albuquerque ABQ Ride), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Berkshire Regional Group Purchasing Program in Massachusetts). Geographic activity concentrates in California (Solano, Orange, Santa Monica, Sacramento counties), with secondary activity in Washington, South Dakota, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Utah. Absent evidence that state and local governments are currently procuring fuel from organic waste sludge, this code does not represent an actionable procurement category for business development purposes at this time.