REQUEST FOR QUOTE (Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel).pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)

Item

Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Line Total Estimated Delivery

Date

Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel

112,200

GAL

2 Freight/Shipping/Installation 1

EA

**SEE FULL DETAILS PROVIDED IN SPECIFICATIONS

**DELIVERY VERY IMPORTANT (REQUIRED ASAP)

Total: ______________________________

Company Name ______________________________

Address ______________________________

City, State, Zip ______________________________

DUNS # ______________________________

Cage Code ______________________________

Tax ID # ______________________________

Telephone ______________________________

Fax ______________________________

Email ______________________________

Business Size Large ______ Small _______

GSA Number _______________________________

Signature/Title/Date

Forward Quote to: Valerie.marshall@usace.army.mil; in the subject line please include “Quote for Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel”

SPECIFICATIONS

Description of Requirement Guidance

Contractor shall provide fuel supply/service as indicated below:

1. Contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, and personnel necessary to satisfy this requirement. Contractor must supply product that complies with all safety and health standards. Contractor must be able to provide delivery within 48 hours after verbal notification or award. The oil must be obtained from vendor that’s registered in System for Award Management (SAM).

2. Contractor shall provide approximately one hundred and twelve thousand, five hundred

(112,500) gallons of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel. Product is to be delivered by contractor furnished barge or truck to the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Plant located 5825 Lee 501, Marianna, Arkansas 72360. After verbal notification or award is made, contact Technical Point of Contact (POC) to verify delivery location. POC is Brett Barnhart (870) 295-9108, Brett.A.Barnhart@usace.army.mil .

W.G. Huxtable Pumping Plant Fuel Requirements

• 112,500 gallons of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

• Flash Point: Minimum 125.6 F

• Biodiesel Content: Less than 5%

• Sulfur Content: Less than 15 ppm

• Delivery between 3 April 2020 and 10 April 2020

• Delivery Method: Barge or Truck

• W.G. Huxtable off load point by barge will require 3" quick connects with 200' hose.

• Facility will accept deliveries Monday thru Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm except on federal holidays.

• Provide Certificate of Analysis confirming sulfur content with delivery and provide digitally to barry.d.guest@usace.army.mil .

Detailed Place of Performance: Deliver to Huxtable Pumping Plant, 5825 Lee 501, Marianna, AR 72360 or 34 44 6.88 N; 90 38 57.16W

P.O.C. for questions regarding specifications is Lawrence Thomas (901) 544-0887, Lawrence.W.Thomas@usace.army.mil and Brett Barnhart (870) 295-9108, Brett.A.Barnhart@usace.army.mil .

NOTE: If a particular brand is required, it is suggested that the use of brand name or equal specifications are used. This will eliminate the need for a brand name justification. In mailto:Valerie.marshall@usace.army.mil mailto:Brett.A.Barnhart@usace.army.mil mailto:barry.d.guest@usace.army.mil mailto:Lawrence.W.Thomas@usace.army.mil mailto:Brett.A.Barnhart@usace.army.mil accordance with FAR 11.104(b) (b) Brand name or equal purchase descriptions must include, in addition to the brand name, a general description of those salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the brand name item that an “equal” item must meet to be acceptable for award. Use brand name or equal descriptions when the salient characteristics are firm requirements.

SUSTAINABILITY GUIDANCE

The following websites listed below are provided to assist contractor(s) in meeting requirements for sustainability when providing supplies and/or services. The lists are current as of 1 Jan 2016.

EPA-Designated Recovered Material Products

The following table lists the EPA-designated items must contain recycled material. The list is periodically updated; reviewers should check EPA’s website (http://www3.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/) for updates.

USDA-Designated Biopreferred Program Product Categories

The list is periodically updated, so reviewers should check USDA’s website (http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/ProductCategories.xhtml) for updates.

DOE Product Categories Covered By Efficiency Programs

The list is periodically updated, so reviewers should check DOE’s website (http://energy.gov/eere/femp/find-product-categories-covered-efficiency-programs) for updates.

NOTICE TO OFFEROR

A. The following documentation must be submitted with your proposal for evaluation.

1. Contractors shall submit quote on company letterhead to include pricing for the requested supply/service items, with its unit price, extended price, freight charge, total price, delivery date (if applicable), prompt payment terms, remittance address, Tax Identification Number, DUNS number, and Cage Code.

2. Review and submit the required information from clause 52.212-2, Evaluation Criteria

3. All amendments must be acknowledged

B. Offerors ADDRESS - Prospective Offerors should indicate in the offer, the address to which payment and/or correspondence should be mailed, if such address is different from that shown for the bidder on Standard Form 1449 Block 17a.

C. System for Award Management - By submission of a proposal, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that prospective awardees must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this quote. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an http://www3.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/ http://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/ProductCategories.xhtml http://energy.gov/eere/femp/find-product-categories-covered-efficiency-programs

Offeror ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or at: http://www.sam.gov.

D. Basis of Award - The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government based on Specifications and Evaluation Criteria in FAR Clause 52.212-2 of this solicitation.

All quotes submitted will be evaluated for (1) technical acceptability, (2) satisfactory past performance and (3) price. The government will issue award to the offeror whose proposal is the Lowest Price of those determined to meet at least the minimum requirements to be determined Technically Acceptable & Demonstrates Satisfactory Past Performance.

This order will be evaluated to assure that orders are not provided to debarred contractors. In addition, contractors with known performance issues identified in determining the contractor’s responsibility per FAR Part 9 will be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer and may be considered in making the awards. FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualification, requires that purchases shall be made from, and shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only.

Past failures to perform, apply sufficient tenacity to performance, failure to meet quality requirements, terminations for default and less than satisfactory ratings by the customer will be a significant factor in a determination of unsatisfactory/unacceptable performance. If offeror has no past performance of this nature, a neutral rating will be given per FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv).

E. Delivery Times - The following delivery times are established for contactors:

0700-4:00pm, M-F (Monday thru Friday) 0700-3:00pm, Friday

(UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED)

No deliveries will be accepted on Federal holidays.

F. Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable timely response. Contracting Questions must be submitted by email to Valerie Marshall at Valerie.marshall@usace.army.mil. Technical Questions will be submitted to Brett.a.barnhart@usace.army.mil and Lawrence.w.thomas@usace.army.mil , copy Valerie on all emails.

G. EPA Designated (CPG) Under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designates products that are or can be made with recovered materials, and recommends practices for buying these products. Any designated product that is being offered or supplied under this contract shall meet the minimum recommended content levels as identified under the CPG program.

Visit http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products for a complete list of designated http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Valerie.marshall@usace.army.mil mailto:Brett.a.barnhart@usace.army.mil mailto:Lawrence.w.thomas@usace.army.mil products and the associated recommended content levels. Offerors must be able to demonstrate that each offered product meets minimum content levels upon request.

H. Bio-based The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) designates certain bio-based products for federal procurement and specifies minimum bio-based content levels for those products. Any designated product that is being offered or supplied under this contract shall meet USDA Bio- Preferred’s minimum bio-based content level. Visit the Bio-Preferred web site for the complete list of designated products and the associated minimum bio-based content level requirements.

I. How to submit Quote: To be considered for evaluation, all Contractors may submit an electronic offer to the following email address no later than the April 6, 2020 @10:00 AM, CST. Submit an electronic offer to Valerie.Marshall@usace.army.mil. Quote must be received no later than the stated due date. Due to on-going global circumstances, submission of offers can only be received via email.

** Forward Quote to: Valerie.marshall@usace.army.mil; in the subject line please include “Quote for Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel”.

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