UNSPSC 15111505: Butane

UNSPSC 15111505 Butane (Commodity) represents propane supply and delivery services to state and local government facilities, though the recent opportunities posted under this code are predominantly for propane rather than butane specifically. State and local governments are procuring on-demand and bulk propane delivery to support operations across school districts, municipalities, transit facilities, state agencies, and correctional institutions. The work involves delivery of HD-5 grade propane to fixed storage tanks and mobile cylinders, often paired with equipment supply, installation, maintenance, and tank management. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Cobb County School District, Paulding County School District, Madison County School District, Lauderdale County Board of Education, Tate County School District, and Union County Board of Education all soliciting propane supply contracts recently. Municipalities and state agencies also buy under this code—the City of Austin, City of Santa Monica, Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, Illinois Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the State of South Dakota have posted propane procurement notices in the past four months. Many solicitations require vendors to furnish and install tanks, maintain insurance with specific minimums (typically $1 million general liability), hold professional licenses and certifications, and comply with state-specific preferences such as Buy Texas, Texas Resident Business, or New Mexico Resident Business designations where applicable.

The recent opportunities cluster in the South, Southeast, and Southwest, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia (Cherokee County, Cobb County, Paulding County, Union County), Mississippi (Madison County, Lauderdale County, Tate County), and Texas (Austin, San Angelo, statewide South Dakota procurement). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Austin's IFB 7800 MAS1011 (due October 20, 2026) for HD-5 propane bulk and cylinder delivery to Fleet Mobility Services, which requires three consecutive years of delivery experience, a Texas Railroad Commission-licensed facility, DOT Cylinder Filler-certified technicians, and fixed pricing for the first 12 months with subsequent adjustments based on the Producer Price Index; Central Consolidated School District's RFP 26OPT110 (due October 6, 2026) for propane services to fifteen district facilities in New Mexico with on-call smart-fill delivery, equipment installation, and tank management; and the State of South Dakota's formal competitive bid (due June 2, 2026) for tankwagon and transport propane to 84 statewide locations with estimated annual volumes exceeding 400,000 gallons. Many school district procurements require fixed pricing for the full contract term, prohibit price increases mid-contract, and span one or more fiscal years (July through June). Contracts regularly include evaluation criteria weighting cost heavily (50 percent in the CCSD case) alongside qualifications and experience, and they often permit the issuing body to award single or multiple contracts across line items or geographic regions.