UNSPSC 73152006: Toll blending lubricant service

Toll blending lubricant service is also called contract manufacturing or contract blending, is process in which the production of lubricants blending is outsourced. Scientists can take your formula, raw materials, and packaging and turn it into a finished product, ready for shipping.

UNSPSC 73152006 Toll blending lubricant service, a Commodity code, shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code title suggests specialized lubricant blending for toll-collection infrastructure, but recent solicitations under this code do not involve toll operations or lubricant blending; instead, they span water treatment equipment (flow controllers and butterfly valves), OVA storage supplies, and general industrial lubricating oils and greases for water utility operations. The concrete work being solicited includes procurement of replacement rate-of-flow controllers with butterfly valve assemblies for potable water treatment plants, maintenance fluids inventories for water utility asset management, and unspecified storage supplies—a scope orthogonal to the code's stated purpose. Issuing bodies include municipal water utilities (City of Lubbock, Tohopekaliga Water Authority), city procurement departments (City of Philadelphia), and independent special districts serving multi-county water and wastewater operations.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with a single Philadelphia opportunity. The City of Lubbock issued an ITB (Invitation to Bid) for a replacement 16-inch venturi-type flow controller with AWWA C504-compliant butterfly valve assembly for its North Water Treatment Plant, with bids due May 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.; the solicitation required factory-tested equipment accurate to within 0.5 percent flow rate, cast iron ASTM A536 Grade 65-45-12 body construction, and firm pricing for a minimum of 60 days. Tohopekaliga Water Authority (Osceola County, Florida) issued an IFB for lubricating oils, greases, and related maintenance fluids across 23 line items—including gear oils (ISO VG 68-680), turbine oils, hydraulic oils, and food-grade greases—with bids due March 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.; pricing was required to include all environmental fees, shipping, and delivery within five business days to any facility in Toho's three-county service area. The code shows little substantive alignment with actual toll-blending or toll-related procurement.