UNSPSC 78131809: Packed lubricants and greases warehousing

Lubricants are packaged in many different forms to satisfy a wide variety of consumption rates and storage facilities, Ideally lubricants should be stored indoors, if possible where the environment can be better controlled. A clean dry environment kept at a stable, moderate temperature is best. Store lubricants near sources of heat or steam.

UNSPSC 78131809 Packed lubricants and greases warehousing (Commodity) captures state and local government procurement of warehouse storage, inventory management, and distribution services for medical supplies, emergency equipment, and records—not the lubricants and greases the code nominally describes. Recent solicitations show state health departments, county governments, and independent state agencies procuring climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled warehouse facilities with receiving, storing, picking, packing, shipping, and often 24/7 access capabilities, frequently paired with transportation and deployment services. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services dominate recent activity, issuing multiple IFBs for comprehensive medical supply and durable medical equipment warehousing with firm-fixed pricing, HUB subcontracting plans (in Texas), and multi-year terms with renewal options. Work scopes range from basic records storage (Bernalillo County, New Mexico) to complex emergency medical stockpile management with biomedical equipment maintenance and rapid-response transportation (Illinois Department of Public Health). Issuing bodies include state health and emergency-preparedness agencies, county purchasing departments, independent state boards, and central management services offices procuring on behalf of operational agencies. Qualifications typically require three to seven years of prior warehouse, logistics, and emergency-response experience with verifiable references; bidders must carry commercial general liability ($1 million per occurrence minimum), workers' compensation, and often automobile liability and umbrella coverage.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Illinois, with recent activity also in New Mexico and multi-state scope where applicable. Texas leads with IFB HHS0016767 (Texas HHSC/DSHS, May 15, 2026 posted, June 8, 2026 response, San Antonio warehouse storage and transportation for medical and public health supplies with 26% HUB utilization goal) and IFB HHS0017028 (Texas HHSC/DSHS, April 9, 2026 posted, April 29, 2026 response, Austin durable medical equipment warehousing and deployment with up to 75,000 square feet climate-controlled space). Illinois Department of Public Health issued IFB 26-482DPH-PREPD-B-51637 (April 7, 2026 posted, May 6, 2026 response) for 20,000–40,000 square feet of secured warehouse, refrigerated storage, and logistics for Strategic National Stockpile assets with biomedical equipment maintenance and emergency transportation. Bernalillo County, New Mexico, solicited RFP 50-26-SS (May 11, 2026 posted, May 29, 2026 response) for off-site records storage and microfilm/digital media handling. Texas Facilities Commission issued RFP 303-8-20830 (April 29, 2026 posted, March 24, 2026 due—past deadline) for warehouse lease space supporting the Texas Water Development Board. The code shows material recent state and local activity, though the mismatch between the code's nominal scope (lubricants and greases) and actual procurement (emergency medical and records warehousing) suggests the category may be misaligned with how issuing bodies tag these opportunities.