UNSPSC 78181700: Transport fueling and vehicle storage and support services

UNSPSC 78181700 Transport fueling and vehicle storage and support services is a Class code under which state and local governments procure bulk fuel delivery, inventory monitoring, and fleet fueling infrastructure operation—spanning everything from county fuel supply contracts with OPIS-indexed pricing to transit authority CNG compressor station operation and airport fuel farm management. The County of Solano is requesting bids for bulk gasoline and renewable diesel delivery to nine county fuel facilities serving approximately 700 fleet assets under an IFB with a response date of July 20, 2026; the Orange County Transportation Authority is requesting proposals for turn-key operation and maintenance of three CNG fueling stations serving 481 transit buses, with a $2,181,165 budget over three years and interviews scheduled for July 22, 2026; and Escambia County, Florida issued an ITB for gasoline and diesel fuel delivery to nine county facilities with a response date of June 26, 2026. Issuers span county general services and fleet operations departments, regional transit authorities, school districts, and airport authorities. The geographic footprint includes activity in California (Solano County), Florida (Orange County Transportation Authority, Escambia County, Broward County Aviation Department, and School District of Manatee County), Georgia (Peachtree City Airport Authority), and Mississippi. Counties and transit authorities are the dominant repeat buyers, with Florida jurisdictions showing particularly active procurement across county general services, school districts, and airport concessions.

Recent opportunities show fuel delivery as the primary work stream—ranging from 450,000 gallons annually at Solano County to 1.9 million gallons annually at Escambia County—with secondary streams including CNG fueling infrastructure operation under Federal Transit Administration funding, fuel management software and dispensing pump replacement, and airport fuel facility management with 24/7 operations and Class A/B UST operator licensing requirements. Broward County Aviation Department's rental car center fueling facility management RFP (response deadline June 10, 2026, now closed) required a resident manager on-site continuously, annual management fixed fees plus payroll operating expenses, and 150,000-gallon underground storage tank farm oversight. The County of Rockland's fuel management software and dispensing pump replacement RFP (closed June 2, 2026) evaluated cloud-based systems and hardware on a 350-point cost basis with weighted technical, implementation, experience, support, and expandability criteria. School District of Manatee County's fuel and DEF delivery ITB (response deadline April 8, 2026, now closed) anticipated 434,000 gallons diesel and 101,000 gallons gasoline annually plus "wet fueling" for remote bus locations at specified daily consumption. Pricing structures commonly use OPIS Daily Index markups or markdowns (Solano County, Escambia County, Manatee County Schools) with F.O.B. destination delivery, net 30–45 day payment terms, and multi-year contracts (one to three years) with optional renewals. Local-business preferences appear in Solano County (5% threshold) and Broward County (CBE/SBE elevation language); federal transit funding carries a zero percent DBE goal at OCTA.