UNSPSC 15101702: #4 or #6 Residual heavy fuel oils

UNSPSC 15101702 Residual heavy fuel oils is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement covers the supply and delivery of motor fuels—gasoline, diesel, renewable diesel, and diesel exhaust fluid—to support fleet, transit, school, and municipal operations. The code captures everything from routine bulk-fuel contracts serving 700-plus vehicle fleets to specialized marine fueling at waterfront facilities and small-quantity school-district deliveries. While the code's nominal scope references residual heavy fuel oil, recent state and local solicitations show that governments actually procure finished transportation fuels (87–92 octane gasoline, ultra-low sulfur diesel, ethanol-blend and non-ethanol variants, renewable diesel, and DEF) on an index-plus-markup pricing model pegged to Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) daily rack averages. Counties, municipalities, school districts, and transit authorities dominate the issuing-body mix; Sarasota County and the City of Austin appear as repeat buyers within the recent opportunity set. The work includes on-demand delivery to distributed fueling infrastructure, inventory monitoring via automated tank-gauge systems, emergency-delivery response windows (typically 24 hours standard, 3–6 hours for critical operations), and strict fuel-quality compliance with ASTM, California Air Resources Board, and state-specific standards.

Geographic spread spans Texas (Austin, Hunt County, Brazoria County, Escambia County, Harris County/Houston, Temple/Bastrop County, Galveston), Florida (Sarasota County, Daytona Beach, Escambia County), California (Solano County, Hayward), the upper Midwest (Waukesha County, Wisconsin; Parkway School District, Missouri; Sourcewell cooperative covering Minnesota and multi-state membership), Georgia (Union County Schools, Cobb County Schools), and Mississippi (South Panola School District, Leake County Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Austin's IFB 7800 MLJ1046 (October 29, 2026 deadline) for 5 million gallons annually across 130 tank locations with 24-hour delivery, $22.15/hour living-wage compliance, and local-business preference discounts; the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County IFB 2026000003 (June 17, 2026 deadline) for approximately 34.9 million gallons of ULSD over 24 months; Sarasota County's IFQ 262916KR rebid (October 9, 2026 deadline) for marine gasoline from a waterfront facility; the City of Orlando's IFB 260538 (September 25, 2026 deadline) for new and recycled vehicle fluids; and the City of Hayward's RFQ #26-046 (June 30, 2026 deadline) for unleaded and renewable diesel to nine fire stations with a 10% local-bidder preference and approximately $1 million annual historical spend.