UNSPSC 15101700: Fuel Oils

UNSPSC 15101700 Fuel Oils is a Class code encompassing heating oils, diesel fuels, marine gasoline, and related petroleum products that state and local governments procure for fleet operations, facility heating, emergency services, and waterfront or specialized equipment. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying #2 heating fuel oil for municipal buildings and schools, ultralow sulfur diesel for vehicle fleets and generators, marine gasoline for watercraft operations, and used-oil recycling and collection services. The issuing bodies span county commissioners, cities, towns, school districts, universities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. County governments and municipal public-works departments are the most frequent buyers, particularly in Massachusetts, where multiple towns and cities issue separate or aggregated heating-oil bids each fiscal year. School districts including Hillsborough County Public Schools and Cobb County School District solicit fuel-supply contracts for distributed fleet fueling infrastructure. State procurement offices also participate—the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and UMass Amherst each issued heating-oil and diesel bids in the recent period.

Recent activity concentrates in Massachusetts, Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, and Georgia, with scattered activity in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Representative recent opportunities include the Town of Needham, Massachusetts, which issued an IFB for #2 heating oil with bids due October 2, 2026, specifying 29,500 gallons annually delivered to two municipal facilities and requiring pricing in both truckload and less-than-truckload tiers; Hillsborough County Public Schools, which awarded an ITB for approximately 1.75 million gallons annually of ultralow sulfur diesel at $5.5 million estimated annual value with a Notice of Intent to Award issued July 13, 2026; Sarasota County, which issued an IFQ for marine fuel supplied from a waterfront dispensing facility with an initial three-year term and approximately 8,000 gallons annually, quotes due October 9, 2026; and Plymouth County Commissioners, which issued IFB #2 for #2 heating fuel oil serving the county and multiple political subdivisions, bids due October 29, 2026. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued an RFP for fuel delivery with related services on September 17, 2026, to establish a contracting solution for participating member entities across multiple states.