UNSPSC 73101501: Petroleum refining services

UNSPSC 73101501 Petroleum refining services is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity posted under this code—Dallas County's solicitation CIZDWU26040, due June 5, 2026—is for trenchless wastewater pipe rehabilitation construction, not petroleum refining. The scope involves Machine Spiral Wound Liner (MSWL) and Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) technologies to rehabilitate approximately 5,150 linear feet of 60-inch reinforced concrete gravity wastewater pipe, along with manhole replacement and reconstruction in South Dallas. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that this code does not currently see active use for its intended commodity category among municipal buyers.

Dallas County Water Utilities issued the solicitation as a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals with SBE and local participation set-asides, requiring compliance with SBE affidavits, good-faith effort documentation, and local economic impact declarations. The project involves coordination across multiple regulatory jurisdictions including FEMA floodplain, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lamar Levee Extension Project Area, and active railroad and transmission-line rights-of-way. Project Manager Joe Felipe's contact is available through the Bonfire platform where final specifications and bid proposal spreadsheets were uploaded by May 8, 2026. No recent opportunities in petroleum refining proper appear in the current procurement activity under this code, making it unsuitable for business development focus unless refineries or petroleum processors in the region are anticipated to issue distinct procurements under the correct commodity classification.