UNSPSC 15121503: Gear oil

UNSPSC 15121503 Gear oil is a Commodity code covering motor oils, lubricants, greases, gear oils, and related maintenance fluids that state and local governments procure for fleet operations, equipment maintenance, and facilities support. The recent solicitation activity shows state and local bodies buying bulk lubricants in multiple product categories—mineral, synthetic, and blended oils; EPA-certified environmentally acceptable lubricants; greases and gear oils; and specialty fluids like diesel exhaust fluid—across standardized units of measure including 55-gallon drums, bulk per-gallon deliveries, cases, pails, and quarts. Issuing bodies span state procurement offices, county school districts, municipalities, and special-purpose agencies. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services and South Dakota's Office of Procurement Management are recent repeat buyers conducting statewide supply solicitations; Cobb County School District and Hillsborough County Public Schools have issued school-district-level fuel and lubricant contracts; and the City of Orlando and City of Austin have posted municipal purchases. Several solicitations couple lubricant supply with used-fluid collection and recycling or hazardous-waste management, broadening the scope beyond product delivery alone.

Recent activity concentrates in the South, Mountain West, and Pacific Northwest. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services issued a reissued statewide solicitation (09225-02, due July 30, 2026) for bulk lubricants and DEF with historical annual volume of approximately $5.1 million across four product categories; the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency posted an ITB (FY27-ITB-001, due July 31, 2026) for motor oils, lubricants, antifreeze, and related products with New Mexico resident and veteran business preferences; South Dakota's Office of Procurement Management solicited statewide lubricant supply via IFB 26IFB19994 (due November 4, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools awarded a diesel-fuel contract (ITB 26205-ITB-DST) for approximately 1.75 million gallons annually at an estimated value of $5.5 million; the City of Orlando issued IFB IFB260538 for new-fluid delivery and used-fluid recycling; and the City of Austin requested quotations for a specific lubricant product via IFQ 1100 AGM1010. Contracts typically run one to four years with renewal options, require API certification and hazardous-materials compliance, and are evaluated on fixed or NYMEX-indexed pricing models with delivery-performance and responsiveness criteria.