UNSPSC 15121533: Oil Refined Rapeseed

A nondrying or semidrying oil obtained from rapeseed and turnip seed and used chiefly as a lubricant, illuminant, and food.

UNSPSC 15121533 Oil Refined Rapeseed, a Commodity code, covers industrial lubricants, engine oils, transmission fluids, greases, and diesel exhaust fluid that state and local governments procure for fleet maintenance, municipal operations, and facility equipment. Recent solicitations reflect demand across a diverse range of petroleum products — 15W40 bulk engine oils, 5W30 and 0W20 synthetics, hydraulic fluids, gear oils, ATF transmission fluids, chassis greases, DEF, and specialized products such as food-grade lubricants for water treatment and turbine oils for waste-to-energy facilities. State departments, county governments, cities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts all buy under this code. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services and Collier County, Florida appear as repeat buyers; the Washington solicitation noted historical annual sales of $5.1 million statewide, with the Department of Transportation accounting for $1.224 million annually. Issuing bodies range from large consolidated procurement (Washington's statewide cooperative purchasing vehicle) to small municipality single-item contracts (Waycross, Georgia's annual estimated 1,600 gallons).

Geographic activity spans Washington, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with recent solicitations also touching North Carolina via private port authorities. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services issued a statewide reissue (Solicitation 09225-02) closing July 30, 2026 for bulk lubricants, greases, gear oils, and DEF in four categories, with historical sales of approximately $5.1 million and a 48-month initial term plus 48-month extension option beginning September 1, 2026; a pre-bid conference was held July 16, 2026, and a 10 percent DBE participation goal applies. Collier County, Florida issued a Notice of Intent to Single Source from Schaeffer Manufacturing Company (Solicitation PUR17431) for fleet maintenance oils, transmission fluids, and grease products on a five-year term effective October 1, 2026. The City of Waycross, Georgia solicited sealed quotations (Solicitation PE66212NONST2026000000031) for an annual requirements contract supplying 15W40, AW-46 hydraulic oil, and 0W20 synthetic oil, with pricing due June 4, 2026 and term running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, renewable for up to four additional one-year terms. The City of Tampa issued an IFB (Solicitation 26P00032) for McKay Bay Waste to Energy Facility lubricants, oils, and greases including bearing oils, gear oils, turbine oils, and hydraulic products, with a Small Local Business Enterprise discount of 5 percent (up to $10,000) and a one-year initial term plus four renewal options. Broward County posted an RFI (Solicitation BLD6232026F14) on Mobil Lubricants for ship-to-shore crane applications, closing July 1, 2026, to assess whether equivalent products or multi-source alternatives exist.