UNSPSC 15121524: Tempering oils

UNSPSC 15121524 Tempering oils (Commodity) covers specialized industrial lubricants and heat-transfer fluids that state and local governments procure for electrical infrastructure, vehicle fleet maintenance, and heavy equipment operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing transformer oils (Type II specifications for electrical substations), engine oils across multiple viscosity grades (5W-30, 5W-40, 15W-40, 0W-20 synthetic), hydraulic oils, automatic transmission fluids, greases, and diesel exhaust fluid in bulk quantities—typically 55-gallon drums or larger tank volumes. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple Florida school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Pinellas County School District, Rockwood School District) and Texas school districts (Harlingen Consolidated ISD, Cobb County School District in Georgia) soliciting under the code. Counties (Collier County, Denton County, and Broward County, Florida; Cobb County, Georgia), state procurement offices (Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, Florida), and cities (Waycross, Georgia) also solicit regularly. The Washington State Department of Transportation accounts for approximately $1.224 million of the $5.1 million in annual historical sales under the code in that jurisdiction alone.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and the Southeast, with secondary activity in Texas, Washington, and Georgia. Florida solicitations include the State of Florida's RFQ 18028CV for Type II transformer oil in 55-gallon drums (due May 9, 2018, posted October 19, 2026), Pinellas County School District's ITB 26-AM-018 for petroleum lubricants and anti-freeze valued at approximately $135,000 annually (bids due August 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB 26205-ITB-DST for approximately 1.75 million gallons of No. 2 red dye diesel annually under a $5.5 million estimated contract with delivery to eleven storage sites (awardees announced July 13, 2026). The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services' competitive statewide contract (Solicitation 09225-02, bids due July 30, 2026) is structured as a forty-eight-month requirements contract across four product categories with approximately $5.1 million in annual historical spend and a 10 percent DBE participation goal. Collier County, Florida is pursuing a five-year single-source contract with Schaeffer Manufacturing Company (effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031) for multiple engine oils, transmission fluids, and greases.