UNSPSC 15111710: Metal deactivator

A Metal deactivators or metal deactivating agents (MDA) are fuel additives and oil additives used to stabilize fluids by deactivating (usually by sequestering) metal ions, mostly introduced by the action of naturally occurring acids in the fuel and acids generated in lubricants by oxidative processes with the metallic parts of the systems.

UNSPSC 15111710 Metal deactivator is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not involve metal deactivator procurement at all. The solicitations instead address bulk fuel supply and delivery—gasoline, diesel, Jet-A, and 100LL aviation gasoline—to airports, school districts, counties, and municipalities across the United States. The code appears to have been misapplied to these fuel-service opportunities; metal deactivators (chemical additives used in jet fuel to prevent oxidation and gum formation) may be a component buried within fuel specifications or additive requirements in some of these scopes, but they are not the primary procurement object. State and local buyers are soliciting for fuel supply contracts, not standalone metal deactivator products.

The issuing bodies span school districts (Texas State Technical College, Cobb County School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools), county governments (Jefferson County, Collier County, Ventura County), municipalities (City of Tucson, City of Little Rock), county authorities (Collier County Airport Authority), airport authorities (Peachtree City Airport Authority), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell). The geographic spread includes Texas, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, California, and Minnesota, with Texas and Florida showing particularly dense recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include Texas State Technical College's RFP #62 for aviation fuel services at TSTC Waco Airport with an estimated annual volume of 675,000 gallons of Jet-A and 97,000 gallons of 100LL Avgas, proposals due November 16, 2026; Jefferson County Purchasing Department's IFB 26-055/CG for aviation fuel supply to Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont, Texas, sealed bids due October 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time; and Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB 26205-ITB-DST for ultralow sulfur diesel fuel supply to eleven storage sites across the county, with an estimated annual contract value of $5.5 million and a Notice of Intent to Award issued July 13, 2026 naming multiple awardees. The code shows no relevant recent activity for its stated commodity; business development professionals evaluating this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with procurement offices before pursuing.