UNSPSC 15111501: Propane

UNSPSC 15111501 Propane, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply and delivery of propane fuel to state and local facilities, with recent solicitations spanning bulk tank deliveries, cylinder refills, emergency dispatch service, and complete propane system installations at operational sites. State and local governments use this code to procure propane for heating, equipment operation, fleet fueling, and emergency backup systems across schools, transportation departments, correctional facilities, fire stations, universities, and state agencies. Issuing bodies include school districts (Alpine School District in Utah, Cobb County and Paulding County School Districts in Georgia, Lauderdale County and Tate County School Districts in Mississippi, Madison County School District in Mississippi, Union County Board of Education in Georgia, Uintah School District in Utah, Central Consolidated School District in New Mexico), state departments (Missouri Department of Transportation, State of Missouri, State of South Dakota, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Rhode Island Department of Administration, Illinois Department of Corrections, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation), counties (Cherokee County, Georgia; Missouri counties via MoDOT), cities (City of Austin, Texas; City of Santa Monica, California), towns (Town of New Canaan, Connecticut), and special-purpose districts (Unified Fire Service Area, Utah; Cherokee County transit facility, Georgia).

Recent activity spans the continental United States, with significant concentration in Georgia (Cherokee County, Cobb County, Paulding County, Union County), Missouri (state-level and regional MoDOT districts), Mississippi (four school districts), Utah (Alpine School District, Unified Fire Service Area), and multistate or statewide contracts in South Dakota, Texas, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Illinois, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Cherokee County Board of Commissioners' RFP for design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a complete liquefied petroleum gas fueling infrastructure system at a new transit facility in Canton, Georgia (due October 29, 2026); City of Austin's IFB 7800 MAS1011 for HD-5 propane supply and delivery to fleet services centers and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with a non-mandatory pre-offer meeting on October 1, 2026 (due October 20, 2026, with 5% local-vendor preference and small business comparable discount); Town of New Canaan's RFP #2027-01 for propane fuel delivery to West Elementary School with a mandatory walk-through on September 23, 2026 (due October 1, 2026); Central Consolidated School District's RFP for propane services to fifteen facilities across Navajo Nation in New Mexico (due October 6, 2026, with New Mexico Resident Business and Resident Veteran Business preferences); Missouri Department of Transportation Northeast District's Invitation for Bid for propane supply to twelve locations (bids due June 2, 2026); and State of Missouri's statewide propane heating procurement for seventy-nine facilities across seven geographic regions (due May 15, 2026, with Buy American and Service-Disabled Veteran Enterprise preferences). Pricing models vary from fixed per-gallon rates to indexed structures pegged to published propane benchmarks (Selkirk Price Posting, DTN FastRacks, OPIS Propane Daily Report, or Butane-Propane News). Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewal periods; mandatory insurance coverage requirements commonly include general liability of $500,000 to $1 million per occurrence, workers' compensation, and environmental impairment liability where applicable.