UNSPSC 15121517: Lubricating soaps

UNSPSC 15121517 Lubricating soaps, a Commodity code, covers products state and local governments procure for fleet maintenance, wastewater operations, and general automotive servicing—primarily soap-based lubricants and greases used in high-wear industrial and municipal applications. Recent state and local solicitations under or adjacent to this code show activity across Florida counties and special-purpose districts, with the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Collier County Public Utilities, and the City of Tampa all posting competitive opportunities for lubricants and related maintenance supplies in the past three months. State and local issuing bodies soliciting lubricants span special-purpose districts (wastewater authorities, solid waste authorities), county departments, municipalities, and school districts, with no single repeat buyer dominating the activity but consistent procurement from Florida's larger counties and regional authorities managing fleet and treatment infrastructure.

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County issued ITB 26-09 in April 2026 for furnish and delivery of lubricants on an as-needed basis, with bids due May 27, 2026, covering nine product lots including diesel engine oil, passenger car engine oil, hydraulic oil, molybdenum and lithium soap grease, antifreeze/coolant, automatic transmission fluid, and other bulk fluids with 48-hour to 24-hour delivery windows to seven facility locations. Sacramento County's RFB 2025-RFB-0026, posted February 2026 with a February 18 deadline, sought bulk red antifreeze/coolant for fleet vehicles with compliance to Cummins standards and two-business-day service response, with estimated annual spend of $30,000 and local/micro-business price preferences available through the Sacramento County Procurement Alliance cooperative purchasing vehicle. The City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00418 in June 2026 requested automotive shop supplies including grease guns and other maintenance items with July 22 response deadline. Geographic activity centers on Florida and California, with lighter representation in Georgia and Texas. Set-asides and preferences appear selectively—Sacramento County offered local-business and micro-business price adjustments; Hillsborough County's adhesives and sealants solicitation (26P00403) restricted eligibility to Small Local Business Enterprise vendors; the Palm Beach Authority encouraged SBE participation without formal set-asides.