UNSPSC 15121806: Penetrating oils

UNSPSC 15121806 Penetrating oils is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses not only penetrating lubricants but a broader range of fuels and bulk lubricants that state and local government fleets and facilities require — gasoline, diesel fuel, engine oils, greases, gear oils, and diesel exhaust fluid. School districts, county transit systems, state departments, and municipalities solicit under this code for supply contracts that deliver these products to distributed fueling infrastructure, maintenance depots, and bulk storage sites. Work ranges from single-source procurement of specialized aerosol lubricants to multi-category competitive bids for statewide fleet fuel and lubricant supply covering millions of gallons annually. The issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and state transportation or enterprise services departments, with cities and counties representing secondary volume. Solicitations are structured as ITBs and RFQs with response periods typically 30 to 60 days.

Recent activity centers on the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted a reissued 48-month statewide solicitation for bulk engine lubricants, greases, gear oils, and DEF (Solicitation 09225-02) on July 10, 2026 with bids due July 30, 2026, covering approximately $5.1 million in annual historical sales across four product categories and drawing a 10 percent DBE participation goal. Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) issued ITB 26205-ITB-DST for approximately 1.75 million gallons annually of No. 2 red dye diesel fuel with delivery to eleven storage sites across the county; bids were extended to June 30, 2026 and the contract was valued at approximately $5.5 million with nine competitive responses and Colonial Oil Industries as the incumbent awardee. Cobb County School District (CCSD) in Georgia solicited proposals for gasoline and diesel fuel supply to multiple district fueling locations (RFQ PE63310NONST2027000000224, due September 30, 2026). The City of Tampa posted a single-source procurement for Hilco Lube 5035 aerosol lubricant in 20 oz. containers (Solicitation 26X01672, comment period closed August 26, 2026).