UNSPSC 15121525: Quenching oils

UNSPSC 15121525 Quenching oils, a Commodity code, covers engine lubricants, transmission fluids, gear oils, greases, and diesel exhaust fluid in bulk and packaged formats that state and local governments procure for fleet maintenance, municipal operations, and specialized industrial equipment. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing these products primarily to support vehicle fleets, heavy equipment, water treatment infrastructure, transit systems, and waste-to-energy facilities. The issuing bodies span state procurement offices, counties, municipalities, and transit authorities across multiple states. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, Collier County Florida, Broward County Florida, Denton County Texas, the City of Waycross Georgia, Gwinnett County Georgia, the Columbus Consolidated Government Georgia, and the City of Tampa represent the recent buyer base; the code shows activity across state-level statewide contracts, county requirements contracts, city fleet procurement, and regional transit authority procurement.

The geographic spread includes Washington, Florida, Texas, and Georgia, with the most recent concentrated activity in Florida and Georgia. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is soliciting a reissued statewide competitively bid four-category supply contract (RFP 09225-02, due July 30, 2026) for bulk engine lubricants, greases, gear oils, and DEF with approximately $5.1 million in annual historical volume and a forty-eight-month initial term commencing September 1, 2026. The Columbus Consolidated Government is issuing an RFB (due March 11, 2026) for oils and lubricants on an as-needed basis for METRA Transit System, requiring delivery within twenty-four hours and covering eight distinct petroleum products totaling approximately 20,300 gallons and 1,000 pounds annually. Collier County Florida is moving to single-source Schaeffer Manufacturing Company for fleet maintenance lubricants under a five-year contract (effective October 1, 2026). The City of Waycross Georgia solicited sealed bids (due June 4, 2026) for bulk oils and lubricants for municipal fleet vehicles and heavy equipment with an initial one-year term and up to four annual renewals. Procurement structures vary from competitive bid to RFI for sole-source justification, with most contracts spanning one to five years and targeting immediate or near-term performance.