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Daily ranked digest of US federal, state, municipal & port/transportation solicitations for fuel oil, diesel, heating oil & lubricants · Friday, October 9, 2026 · sources verified against official postings
4🔥 Hot — next closes TODAY Fri Oct 9: Dillingham AK 1:00 PM AKDT (3:00 PM CT) · Mon Oct 13 Sibley County MN · Pittsylvania County VA Schools (paper) Mon Oct 12 · Tue Oct 14 Berlin MA · Oct 21 AMHS Alaska lube oils · Oct 22 VRE + OCPS DEF (verify)
13Open & tracked · +1 VERIFY item (OCPS FL DEF IFB, Oct 22 — mirror-only, verify before adding) · Kendall County TX re-bid + City of McKinney RFP still unposted
34Retired this cycle (closed Sep 17–Oct 8) · 43 total to date · award-watch running on the Oct 1–2 closers (CCRTA · Washington County PS · Douglas MA · Needham MA)
3 ×9Live fit-9 lube terms · AMHS Alaska ITB 2526H098 lubricating oils (Oct 21) · VRE IFB 027-003 locomotive lube oil (Oct 22) · Jefferson County NY Bid #26-90 engine & hydraulic oils (Oct 27)

🔥 Hot — closes within 7 days act this week

FitAgency & solicitationDeadlineEst. valueLocation / contact
4 FIT
City of Dillingham, AK — RFB 2026-03: Furnish Petroleum Fuels FY27
Citywide petroleum fuels FY27 · re-verified “Open — accepting bids” on the official city RFPS page (Oct 8) · remote Alaska — only worth pricing with a regional distributor partner or via barge-cost pass-through
TODAY Fri Oct 9 · 1:00 PM AKDT Not public (city annual) Dillingham, AK · City of Dillingham Administration
5 FIT
Pittsylvania County Public Schools, VA — Fuel Bid 2026-2027
School-district fleet fuels · scope spans gasoline, diesel,
Mon Oct 12 · 2:00 PM ET Not public (district fleet annual) Chatham, VA (south-central VA) · Pittsylvania County Schools Central Office
5 FIT
Sibley County, MN — 2027 Fuel Bid
Verified official (county Advertisement-for-Bids page, Oct 7 pull) · premium diesel fuel for county operations (mirror scope adds unleaded + dyed diesel — confirm in the packet) · posted Sep 9 · proposal form downloadable on the county page
Mon Oct 13 · 1:00 PM CT Not public (county fleet annual) Sibley County, MN (SW Twin Cities metro) · Sibley County Auditor/Purchasing
7 FIT
Town of Berlin, MA — Heating Oil Bid (BD-26-1657-BOS03-BOS03-133713)
Verified official (Commbuys) · ~20,000 gal #2 heating oil to 4 municipal buildings, Nov 1 2026–Jun 30 2027 · sealed paper bids to the Town Administrator, 23 Linden St, Berlin MA 01503
Tue Oct 14 · 2:00 PM ET ~20,000 gal (unit-price) Berlin, MA (Worcester County) · Office of the Town Administrator · (978) 310-5919
9 FIT
State of Alaska DOT&PF — ITB 2526H098: AMHS Lubricating Oils (reposted)
Verified official (Alaska Online Public Notice) · lube-only marine-fleet term · lubricating oils as-needed for vessel machinery & onboard systems across the Alaska Marine Highway fleet · REPOSTED — register with the procurement officer for amendments · sealed bids, public opening at DOT/PF HQ Juneau
Wed Oct 21 · 2:00 PM AKT Not public (marine fleet term) Juneau, AK · Kaiden Ward, Procurement Officer · (907) 465-8446 · kaiden.ward@alaska.gov
9 FIT
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) — IFB 027-003: Delivery of Lubricating Oil for VRE Locomotives
Lube-only rail-transit term · locomotive lubricating oil delivery for the Manassas/Fredericksburg commuter lines · corroborated by two procurement mirrors — pull the packet from vre.org/procurement
Thu Oct 22 · 2:00 PM ET Not public (locomotive lube term) Woodbridge / Alexandria, VA (DC metro) · VRE Procurement
9 FIT
Jefferson County, NY — Bid #26-90: Engine and Hydraulic Oil & Other Lubricants
Verified on the official county PlanetBids portal · lube-only countywide term · engine oils 15W-40 CJ-4 / 5W-20 / 5W-30 / 10W-30 / 50W + hydraulic oil, bulk or 55-gal drums, various county departments as-needed · bids@jeffersoncountyny.gov · (315) 785-3077
Tue Oct 27 · 2:30 PM ET Not public (county fleet annual) Watertown, NY (Fort Drum lane) · Jefferson County Purchasing
6 FIT
New Kent County, VA — IFB #26-2111AO: Petroleum Products
Verified official (county IFB document) · sale & delivery of unleaded gasoline, on-road + off-road diesel & fuel oil to County + Schools locations · bidder uses own fuel-hauling trucks · award to lowest responsive/responsible · sealed bids in duplicate · questions to the County Administrator by Oct 15 2:00 PM
Wed Oct 28 · 2:00 PM ET Not public (county + schools annual) New Kent County, VA (I-64 corridor between Richmond & Williamsburg) · County Administrator’s Office

Ranked pipeline — open 8+ days out

FitAgency & solicitationDeadlineEst. valueLocation / contact
8 FIT
Town of Rumford, ME — Fuel Bid 2026-2027 (6-entity cooperative)
Verified official (Maine municipal bid listing) · 147,000 gal #2 heating + 97,000 gal diesel + 4,000 gal off-road diesel + 84,000 gal regular unleaded (~332k gal) · with Mexico, RSU #10, Sewerage District, Solid Waste Board, Hope Association, Community Center · priced per-gallon over the posted rack at South Portland · heating fuel = automatic fill · phone (207) 364-4576
Dec 22, 2026 — verify w/ town ~332k gal combined (rack + markup) Rumford, ME (Oxford County) · Town of Rumford
7 FIT
Gila County, AZ — GIL-IFB-2026-012: Bulk Fuel and Lubricants — Countywide
Verified official (full 60-page IFB packet on the county procurement portal; Payson Roundup legal notice corroborates) · 3 independent award categories: Copper Region bulk fuel · Timber Region bulk fuel · Countywide Lubricants to the Globe + Payson shops · metered lube lines incl. 15W-40 CK-4 full synthetic, 0W-20/5W-20/5W-30/5W-40 synthetics, CAT TO-4 30WT/50WT, 10W-30 tractor transmission/hydraulic, 50/50 coolants (red/gold), ATF, #2 grease + 55-gal drums · OPIS rack-based pricing for bulk fuel · Q&A via the portal; question cutoff Oct 27 3:00 PM
Tue Nov 10 · 3:00 PM MT Not public (county regional term) Globe / Payson, AZ (central AZ mountains) · Gila County Procurement Group, 1400 E Ash St, Globe
6 FIT
Tuolumne County, CA — RFP-2026-0147: Bulk Fuel and Lubricant Delivery Services
Posted Oct 2 · on-demand bulk fuel + lubricant delivery for county operations · electronic submission via the county e-procurement portal · mirrors split on the deadline (Oct 23 5:00 PM vs Oct 24) — confirm the exact date/time on the portal before quoting
Oct 23–24 · time TBC Not public (county fleet annual) Sonora, CA (Central Sierras) · Tuolumne County Public Works
7 FIT
Madison-Oneida BOCES, NY — Cooperative IFB: Gasoline, Diesel, Fuel Oil & Propane
Multi-district cooperative (IFB 27-02-001 series) · piggybackable across NY districts
Feb 2, 2027 · 12:00 PM Not public (cooperative volume) Madison / Oneida counties, NY · BOCES Purchasing

Watchlist — pre-solicitation, verify & award-watch

FitAgency & solicitationStatusWhy it matters
6 FIT
Orange County Public Schools (OCPS), FL — Diesel Exhaust Fluid IFB
VERIFY — mirror-onlyAggregator mirror shows a DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) IFB closing Oct 22 ($50k–$200k, award Dec 2026); the district’s own page hasn’t surfaced it — verify on the official OCPS procurement page before treating it as live. K-12 fleet lane worth confirming.
9 FIT
City of McKinney, TX — RFP: Lubricants and Oils
UNPOSTED — re-verified Fri Oct 9The e-bid portal’s open list still reads “no records” — the RFP hasn’t posted. Monitor the portal weekly; phone Purchasing if silent through mid-Oct.
6 FIT
Kendall County, TX — Bulk Fuel (prior Bid 2026-03 → FY27 re-bid)
TERM ENDED 9/30 — RE-BID IMMINENTThe prior oil term expired Sep 30, 2026 — the FY27 solicitation should post any day. County bid board has migrated to a new platform; the open list currently reads empty. Register on the new board to catch the posting the moment it lands.
7 FIT
City of Raleigh, NC — Solicitation #274-ES-FO-FY27: Fuel Delivery and Related Services MSA
NEW — POSTED; DUE DATE IN PORTALSuccessor to RFP 274-7235-113 ($6M–$24M Fuel Delivery MSA, closed Sep 18) — surfaced by the city’s own commodity-code alert (Oct 7). Packet + due date login-gated on the state e-procurement portal; pull the packet, then scope the response.
9 FIT
City of Tulsa, OK — TAC 077J Motor Oil, Lubricants & Greases (hometown)
PRE-SOLICITATIONBuyer-confirmed: renewal runs to 3/26/27 (2 renewals left); successor TAC not yet posted. Keep commodity codes current on the city vendor list.
9 FIT
Cleveland County, OK — HWY-2213 Bulk Oils, Lubricants & Antifreeze
PRE-SOLICITATIONCurrent term Jul 22, 2026–Jan 21, 2027; next 6-month bid expected ~Dec 2026–Jan 2027. Get on the county bidders list now — lubricants-only repeating contract.
6 FIT
Houston METRO — Diesel and Gasoline IFB (+ Lab Testing of Fluids IFB)
PRE-SOLICITATIONQ4 2026 forecast on ridemetro.org — not yet posted. Gulf-coast delivery lanes warming.
8 FIT
Palm Beach County, FL — Vendor Pre-Qual: Oils, Lubricants & Fluids
OPEN ROLLINGWindow through Feb 8, 2029; mail-in only — budget a week for the packet. Standing door to FL Gulf fleet work.
5 FIT
Jefferson County, TX — IFB 26-043/CG Larvicidal Oil (Mosquito Control)
AWARD-WATCH — final tabulation outBoard-verified: FINAL tabulation posted. Award made or imminent — check the winner; a re-bid next season is likely.
9 FIT
City of Irving, TX — 137SB-26F Automotive Fluids & Lubricants
AWARD-WATCHClosed Sep 17 · 2:00 PM CT; pulled from the portal open list. Watch for the tabulation — pricing intel there feeds the whole DFW lube lane (Denton ISD, McKinney).
9 FIT
City of San Antonio, TX — IFB 6302 Lubricants & Hydraulic Fluids
AWARD-WATCHClosed ~Sep 25 (aggregator date; official portal gated — outcome unknown). Watch for an award notice or re-issue; citywide oil/grease/hydraulics volume.
6 FIT
Charlotte County, FL — Bid 20260549 Gasoline/Diesel Annual
AWARD-WATCHCounty portal (live pull): due Aug 26, 2026 2:00 PM, “not been awarded at this time.” Re-verified live Oct 8: still in the Current Catalog and absent from the awarded/historical index — award-watch holds.
8 FIT
TARC, Louisville, KY — ITB 2026-2026 Bulk Oils, Fluids & Lubricants
AWARD-WATCHClosed Aug 28 (3-source corroboration). Watch the award or early re-bid — strong multi-year transit fit.
8 FIT
RTS Gainesville, FL — RTSX-270001-DS Gasoline & Diesel
AWARD-WATCHContract start Oct 1 on the 5-yr term — watch for the award notice; get on the bidders list for any early re-bid.
5 FIT
DLA Energy — SPE60526Q0267 Tampa, FL: Red-Dyed #2 + ULSD (20k gal + pump/meter)
VERIFYActive per SAM mirrors (published mid-Sep); mirror snippets disagree on the due date — check the SAM.gov posting directly. DLA re-issues this class constantly; replacement watch for the old Miami row.
6 FIT
DLA Energy — SPE60226R0713: Bulk Petroleum Products / Bulk Lubricants, Western Pacific + Middle East
VERIFYMirrors agree: closes Oct 9, 2026 1:00 PM ET · delivery period Apr 1 2027–Mar 31 2029 + 30-day ext · posted Sep 9 · verify manually before committing — federal bulk-lube program of the year; delivery experience in the region is the gate.
7 FIT
DLA Energy — Red Dyed Diesel, Miami (15,000 gal)
VERIFYDue date still unindexed. If live, it’s a days-window RFQ.
6 FIT
DLA Energy — SPE603-26-R-0528 NAS Kingsville, TX
VERIFYOn SAM.gov — confirm product scope (jet vs ground fuels) before investing effort.
6 FIT
DLA Energy — SPE605-26-RFI-1000 (Guam, Tinian, Palau)
RFI OPEN5-yr Pacific bulk fuels program (Oct 2026–Sep 2031) — capability shaping for DLA partnerships.
7 FIT
NH heating-oil stragglers — Henniker · Chester · Sandown
VERIFYDeadlines never confirmed; 2026–27 season started Oct 1 — call the towns (Henniker 7,800 gal #2 + propane + off-road diesel issued Aug 25; Sandown RFP doc on the town site; Chester aggregator-only). If closed, use for next-season route building.
6 FIT
Town of Weathersfield, VT — #2 Heating Fuel, Propane & Diesel (2026-27)
VERIFYInstantMarkets listing (Windsor County); deadline TBC — confirm on the town posting. Can quote oil + diesel lines only.

Coverage & method: Scanned federal (SAM.gov · DLA Energy · MICC · NOAA), state purchasing portals (Commbuys MA, NC eVP, NYS gateway, TX county portals, OK OMES, NH town portals, Alaska Online Public Notices), municipal bid boards (InstantMarkets, BidNet, PublicPurchase, Beacon, CivicEngage, DemandStar, GovCB, HigherGov/Starbridge/ContractRadar/cleat.ai mirrors), cooperative procurement (Sourcewell), and port/transportation authorities (PANYNJ, Houston METRO, Ohio Turnpike, SRTA, TARC, Port Canaveral, Port of LA, Port of Virginia). Priority: Oklahoma & Texas, then port/authority-active states; all 50 states monitored. Verified against official/primary sources this cycle: Dillingham AK RFB 2026-03 on dillinghamak.us (open — accepting bids, due Oct 9 1:00 PM AKDT) · Sibley County MN on sibleycounty.gov (Advertisement-for-Bids, opening Oct 13 1:00 PM CT) · Berlin MA BD-26-1657 on Commbuys (server-rendered pull) · Alaska DOT&PF ITB 2526H098 on the state Online Public Notice system (reposted; opening Oct 21 2:00 PM AKT at DOT/PF HQ Juneau) · New Kent County VA IFB #26-2111AO on the official IFB document (newkent-va.us DocumentCenter) · Jefferson County NY Bid #26-90 on the official PlanetBids portal · Gila County AZ GIL-IFB-2026-012 via the full 60-page packet on the county portal + the Payson Roundup legal notice · Kendall County TX board migration re-verified (open list empty — FY27 re-bid pending) · McKinney TX e-bid portal re-verified (“no records” — lubricants RFP still unposted) · Charlotte County FL 20260549 re-verified on the county portal (in the Current Catalog, not yet awarded). Closer verification Oct 1–8: Douglas MA (“no open bid postings”), Washington County PS MD BID 2027-10 (dropped off the buyer Opportunities list), Needham MA (Commbuys opening Oct 2 11:00 AM), Vancouver WA ITB 26-26 (due date passed Oct 6, no extension found), Jefferson County TX IFB 26-055/CG aviation (board shows the Oct 7 11:00 AM CST close, addendum 1 only), Denton ISD 2610-06 (closed Oct 8 2:00 PM CT per the district purchasing page), Turlock CA (mirror-due Oct 6 passed; official portal restructured — treat as likely closed). Checked and not added: Rockwood School District MO shop fluids (closed Sep 24, past due) · City of Donna TX motor oils (mirror rerun of a closed 2025 RFB) · Anderson County TX 2027 fuel (bid package due Sep 29, passed) · Wood Buffalo CA RFP-2026-1341 (Canada, out of lane) · US Embassy Kathmandu fuel CIF (import-license pass) · BIA Rosebud #2 fuel oil (set-aside-limited prime eligibility). Coverage gaps: SAM.gov API unavailable without a key (web-indexed postings + mirrors used; key postings verified manually) · PlanetBids, SAePS, Beacon, BidNet, DemandStar, NC eVP, PANYNJ and several Bonfire portals are JS/login-gated (dates cross-checked via official portals where reachable) · vre.org blocks datacenter fetches (two procurement mirrors corroborate the scope + date; pull the packet manually) · DLA Tampa + Miami RFQ due dates unindexed — check postings directly · Pittsylvania VA Schools is a sealed paper bid — mailed bids carry an early cutoff. · Sources verified Fri Oct 9, 2026 · Next update: Mon, Oct 13.

Live market strip: WTI / Brent / ULSD futures refresh daily on the fuel price watch page — same house, same discipline.