1273539B: Various Oils, Grease, and Lubricants (Target Market)

The City of Chicago Department of Procurement Services is requesting sealed bids for various oils, grease, and lubricants (Specification 1273539B) on behalf of the Department of Water Management under a Target Market commodities blanket agreement, with bids due October 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time and a pre-solicitation conference on August 20, 2026 at City Hall. This is a Target Market set-aside; compliance with minority and women-owned business enterprise utilization goals is mandatory unless a waiver is granted.

The scope encompasses 68 line items of lubricating products including branded oils (Mobil, Ingersoll Rand, Chevron, Exxon), greases, hydraulic oils, and specialty lubricants in quantities ranging from 3 to 1,800 units depending on product type and packaging format. Equivalent products may be substituted if documentation supporting equivalency is provided and accepted by the Chief Procurement Officer.

The contract term is 36 months. Pricing must be submitted on a unit price basis; payment terms are immediate and freight is FOB City of Chicago. The solicitation is funded by City of Chicago general funds (Fund Number 26-0200-088-2020-0162).

Bidders must submit responses through the City of Chicago's eProcurement iSupplier vendor portal, which requires three business days for registration. The solicitation requires notarized proposal pages, Economic Disclosure Statement certification, certificates of insurance, and MBE/WBE compliance documents or waiver requests. Questions are due August 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. Addendum No. 2, issued October 9, 2026, extended the bid opening date and made substantive revisions to line items and specifications. Contact Melanie Polk-Stamps at Melanie.Polk-Stamps@cityofchicago.org or 312-744-4912 with inquiries.