UNSPSC 73101503: Oils or greases production services

UNSPSC 73101503 Oils or greases production services is a Commodity code that covers the procurement of lubricants and specialty oils for fleet and equipment maintenance by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies purchasing motor oils, crankcase oils, gear lubricants, greases, synthetic transmission fluids, and industrial oils in bulk tanker, drum, and container formats to support vehicle fleets, water treatment operations, parks maintenance, wastewater facilities, and golf course grounds equipment. The City of Yuma, Arizona issued RFB-26-251 on March 6, 2026 (response deadline March 26, 2026) seeking eight categories of lubricants and oils for delivery to its Fleet Management center and multiple end-user departments with 12-month firm pricing and renewable four one-year options. Issuing bodies under this code include municipal governments and special-purpose water and utility districts. The code also encompasses gas-to-energy conversion projects where digester gas or landfill gas is extracted and processed; the Eastern Municipal Water District's RFP for a Design-Build-Finance-Own-Operate-Maintain digester gas utilization agreement (RFP 3900, posted February 24, 2026, response deadline April 13, 2026) and the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority's ITB for landfill gas collection and control system construction (ITB PE75552NONST2026000000061, posted April 17, 2026, response deadline May 21, 2026) represent this segment.

Geographic activity under the code spans Arizona (Yuma), Georgia (Dalton), California (Riverside County), and Florida, with the most recent high-dollar opportunities concentrated in the West and Southeast. The Yuma RFB covers routine fleet lubricant supply with FOB Destination pricing and four-business-day delivery to a single Fleet Management location. The Dalton-Whitfield ITB requires Georgia-licensed general contractors with minimum five years' landfill gas system experience and 50 percent on-site labor to install extraction wells, perforated collectors, piping, condensate control, and appurtenances by May 21, 2026, with substantial completion within 120 days of Notice to Proceed and liquidated damages of $2,000–$5,000 per day. The EMWD RFP seeks a long-term DBFOOM operator to convert digester gas from three regional water reclamation facilities into renewable natural gas, with proposers required to demonstrate five years of direct digester gas experience, post estimated bonds of $20 million–$2 million, score a minimum 50 points on technical evaluation (70-point maximum), and complete facility commissioning by June 2029. Neither the Yuma bid nor the EMWD and Dalton-Whitfield solicitations specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises.