Attachment_A_FINAL_COLOMBIA_Synopsis_-_Solicitation.docx

SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Issue Date 26 July 2017

PART: U.S. Government Procurements

SUBPART: Supplies, Equipment, and Material

CLASSCOD: 91 – Fuels, Lubricants, Oils, and Waxes

OFFADD: Defense Logistics Agency Energy, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 4950, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6222

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE600-17-R-0206

OFFEROR RESPONSE DUE: 28 August 2017

POINTS OF CONTACT: Gladys Abreu Gladys.Abreu@dla.mil, 703-767-7632, Contract Specialist Tonya Sterling, Tonya.Sterling@dla.mil, 703-767-9561, Contracting Officer

DESCRIPTION: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 13.5, as supplemented by additional information included in this notice. DF2 – Diesel Fuel NSN: 9140-00-286-5294, MUR – Gasoline, Automotive NSN 9130-00-148-7103 and JA1 – Jet Fuel, Aviation NSN 9130-00-753-5026. Requirements are as follows:

SEE ATTACHMENT: LINE ITEM NARRATIVES

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. Solicitation Number SPE600-17-R-0206 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

B. This acquisition has not been set-aside for small businesses and is issued under Full and Open Competition. The NAICS code is 324110 and the size standard is 1,500 employees.

C. The description, quantities, location, delivery hours, equipment, etc. required for this solicitation are listed under B-0001 - B1.01 SUPPLIES TO BE FURNISHED (DOMESTIC PC&S) (DLA ENERGY FEB 2012).

D. CLOSING DATE: August 28, 2017; 3:00 PM, EASTERN TIME.

Offerors written proposals should be submitted in English and U.S. Dollars per Gallon, and signed by an authorized company official. Proposals must be received by 3:00 PM, Local Time, Ft. Belvoir, VA, USA on 28 August 2017. Offers may be submitted via facsimile or electronic mail. If submitting your proposal via fax, please send it to the attention of Gladys Abreu/DLA Energy-PLB/ Tonya Sterling/DLA Energy-FEPB Fax # 703-767-8506. If submitting your proposal via e-mail, please send it to DLAEnergy-FEPBA@dla.mil, and please copy to Gladys.Abreu@dla.mil, and Tonya.Sterling@dla.mil.

E. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Offeror(s) shall submit proposals and offer prices for all of the line items listed above in the Post Camps and Stations (PC&S) Offeror Entry Tool (OET). PC&S OET is an external web application that allows prospective Posts, Camps & Stations ground fuel vendors to securely bid on a DLA-Energy fuel Solicitation. Offeror must register in the PCS OET application in order to submit proposals. In order to have system access to PCS OET, offerors must request the applicable user roles at:

https://amps.dla.mil

Once the registration is processed via AMPS, a DLA Energy HelpDesk ticket will be created to establish a unique User Name and Password for access to PCS OET. You will be notified by email once your authorization request has been processed and then use this information to log on to register in the PCS OET application.

Please utilize the link above and/or the attached documents titled “Request for Role Guide” and “PCS OET Vendor Guide” for assistance in acquiring access to AMPS and the PC&S OET application. If you experience trouble registering and additional assistance is needed please send an email to the DLA Enterprise Help Desk at DLAEnterpriseHelpDesk@dla.mil or call toll free (855)-352-0001 and select the option for assistance with AMPS.

F. After the registration process is completed the offeror will be able to log onto the application and select a solicitation to bid on. The offeror will then select the applicable line items and enter offer prices for each line item. The offeror will then submit its bid package on the PCS OET website along with its offer prices.

G. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial applies to this acquisition. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with their offer. This is included in the Offeror Submission Package. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clauses incorporated by reference as a result of the inclusion of FAR 52.212-5 are as follows:

· 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note)

· 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’ Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (Applies to contracts over $30,000). (Not applicable to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items)

· 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513)

· 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury)

· 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

· 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than Central Contractor Registration (JUL 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332)

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items is not applicable to this acquisition. Award will be made using the lowest price responsible offeror award strategy method.

The Government contemplates award of a Requirements Type, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment contract resulting from this solicitation. In accordance with B-0002:B19.02, Economic Price Adjustment – Overseas, the prices will escalate/de-escalate cent for cent or any fraction thereof with the changes in the referenced postings in Ecopetrol Colombia Government Report. The base reference date will be 1 May 2017.

· For DF2 items, the posting to be used will be Ecopetrol Publication, see Special Notes. Base Reference Price (05/1/17): $2.4021

· For the JA1 items, the posting to be used will be Ecopetrol Publication, see Special Notes. Base Reference Price (05/1/17): $2.22385

· For the MUR items, the posting to be used will be Ecopetrol Publication, see Special Notes. Base Reference Price (05/1/17): $2.8173

For Gas and Diesel postings, prices will be based on the previous five days in effect, ending the last day of the week (Friday). Prices will escalate/de-escalate weekly, every Monday. All offerors are responsible for submitting an offer in accordance with the appropriate importation regulations, taxes, duties, subsidies and other regulations of the government of Colombia.

For Jet postings, the Jet A1 base reference price is rounded to the 4th decimal place as identified in the "Estructura Del Precio Del Jet A1", published by Ecopetrol. The Jet Fuel prices that are set by Ecopetrol publication established by the Colombian government will now escalate/deescalate weekly from Wednesday to Tuesday of the following week instead of monthly. Prices on the DLA Energy website will follow the Ecopetrol publication schedule with prices being effective Wednesday to Tuesday of the following week.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

THE FOLLOWING ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SOLICITATION

TITLE LOCATION

SECTION B: SUPPLIES OR SERVICES PRICE COST

SECTION C: DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION E: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E-0001

E-0002

E-0003

E-0004

E-0006

E-0007

E-0008

E-0009

SECTION F: DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

Time And Detention Rates (PC &S) (DLA Energy, Aug 2005)

27/OSP 6

SECTION G: CONTRACT ADMINISTRACTION DATA

SECTION I: CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION K: REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

SECTION L: INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SECTION M: EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Retrieval System—Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations (OCT 2016)

The above contract provisions are incorporated in full text into this solicitation/are in the attached reference contract provision package. Contract provisions marked (OSP) are contained in the Offeror Submission Package.

Additional Terms and Conditions:

In addition to the terms and conditions noted above and in the clauses incorporated by reference, the following terms and conditions shall also be included in any resultant contract:

A. LATE OFFERS: Please note that offers must be received by, August 28, 2017, 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Any offer received after 3:00 PM will be considered “late” and may be determined unacceptable. Offeror(s) assume all risk for any delay in the transmission of their proposals. Any offers received after the above deadline will not be considered. All offerors are encouraged to review FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors.

B. AWARD WTHOUT DISCUSSIONS: Offerors are directed to paragraph (g) of Clause FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (PC&S) (JAN 2017). While the Government intends to evaluate proposals in accordance with FAR 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process and award a contract without discussions, it reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Therefore, those participating are advised to submit their best prices with their initial offer. If the Contracting Officer determines that negotiations are necessary, the Government will then evaluate proposals and award a contract after conducting discussions with Offerors whose proposals have been determined to be within the competitive range.

C. CONTRACT TYPE: The fuel requirements issued under this solicitation are for a three (3) year period. Contracts awarded as a result of this solicitation will be REQUIREMENTS TYPE CONTRACTS, FIXED PRICE WITH ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. Please refer to Clauses FAR 52.216-1, TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) and FAR 52.216-21 REQUIREMENTS (OCT 1995).

D. EVALUATION: FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the FAR 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process. Offerors should thoroughly read and understand the terms and conditions contained in the solicitation. Failure to provide any information requested in the solicitation may render an offeror’s proposal technically unacceptable, and preclude it from any further consideration for contract award. Offerors should ensure that the information contained in their proposal is factual, accurate and complete.

E. ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT AND BASE REFERENCE PRICE: Please refer to DLAD 52.216-9072 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT (PC&S) (NOV 2011) and B-0002 B19.27-3 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT – MARKET PRICE (PC&S) (ETHANOL) (DLA ENERGY JAN 2012). The base reference date is 1 May 2017. Offerors should use the publication listed in the attached escalator spreadsheet as the escalation reference for their offer prices.

After award, the contract price for all Line Items will escalate/de-escalate daily (Monday through Friday) in accordance with solicitation provision DLAD 52.216-9072 Economic Price Adjustment (PC&S) (NOV 2011) based upon the prescribed escalation publication referenced in the solicitation. Price changes are not based on product cost or vendor profit margin. After award DLA Energy will provide updated contract prices daily under “Vendor Resources/Price Adjustments” on the DLA Energy homepage at http.www.energy.dla.mil.

F. ORDERING PERIOD: The ordering period for all contracts awarded under this solicitation will be date of Award through 31 July 2020. Quantities stated in the SCHEDULE represent the Government’s best estimates covering a three (3) requirement.

G. PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS: Pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause (FAR 52.212-1), INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (PC&S), Offerors agree to honor prices indicated in their Offeror Submission Packages for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

H. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): FAR registration is required prior to contract award. FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Alternates I) (DEC 2012) applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall complete this provision in the System for Award Management (SAM) system. SAM is an official U.S. Government system and all offerors are required to be registered in this system. Contractors register one time and confirm on an annual basis that their SAM registration is complete and accurate. There is NO fee to register for this site. Please provide the printout from SAM with your proposal. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at:

https://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220 or 334-206-7828

I. COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY (CAGE) CODE REPORTING: Please insert your CAGE code in Block 17a of the SF 1449, in the space marked “Facility Code”: If you have not been assigned a CAGE code, insert the word “None” in the block.

J. DUNS NUMBER: Include your company’s Data Universal Numbering System Number on all Price Data Sheet(s) in your Offeror Submission Package.

K. NOTICE: ANY CONTRACT AWARDED TO A CONTRACTOR WHO AT THE TIME OF AWARD WAS SUSPENDED, DEBARRED, OR INELIGIBLE FOR RECEIPT OF CONTRACTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR IN RECEIPT OF A PROPOSED DEBARMENT FROM ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY IS VOIDABLE AT THE OPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

L. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS: YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS SOLICITATION. You may do this by completing Block 8 and signing and returning one (1) copy of the amendment.

M. All offerors are also required to complete and submit all forms provided in the Offeror Submission Package, OSP). Offer price(s) should be a unit price per U.S. gallon. Please annotate all applicable taxes/fees included in offer price(s) on the Price Data Sheet or list them by state on a separate sheet of paper and submit with offer.

N. DLA Energy may conduct pre-award surveys to determine responsibility regarding the offeror’s transportation, technical, production, financial and quality assurance capabilities. Certificates of Analysis may be required upon request and/or when a Pre-Award Survey is requested.

O. All provisions and clauses referenced will be incorporated with any offer received.

P. POINTS OF CONTACT:

Emergency Situations after Duty Hours OPERATIONS CENTER, CONTINGENCY PLANS AND OPERATION DIVISION (703) 767-8420

Information Regarding Solicitation SPE600-17-R-0206:

Points of contact for information regarding this solicitation are:

SPECIAL NOTES::

NOTE 1: TO BE VALID ALL OFFERORS SUBMITTING PROPOSAL PACKAGES UNDER THE SUBJECT SOLICITATION MUST BE REGISTERED in the System For Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov, Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) at https://www.wawf.eb.mil (which includes myInvoice) and DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil PRIOR TO BEING ACCEPTABLE BY THE DEADLINE FOR DATE AND TIME OFFERS ARE SUBMITTED).

NOTE 2: TO BE VALID, ALL OFFERS MUST COMPLY WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS IN 52.212-1(b) TO INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM:

(1) The solicitation number,

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers,

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror,

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary,

(5) Terms of any express warranty,

(6) Price and any discount terms,

(7) Remit to” address, if different than mailing address,

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically),

(9) Return a signed copy of all Solicitation Amendments; and

(10) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation on Company Letterhead and signed and dated by an Officer of the Company. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

NOTE 3: TO BE VALID ALL OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED to provide written acknowledgement at the time of submission of their initial offer that the offer prices provided are accurate and include all applicable taxes and/or fees. Offerors must also confirm their ability to perform all contractual obligations in a satisfactory manner for the duration of the contract period at the offer price(s) submitted in response to Solicitation SPE600-17-R-0206.

NOTE 4: Any contract awarded to a contractor who at the time of award was suspended, debarred or ineligible for receipt of contracts with the government agencies or in receipt of a proposed debarment from any government agency is voidable at the option of the government.

NOTE 5: All Offerors are required to furnish copies of your supplier and transportation agreements with your offer. As part of the evaluation process, supplier and transportation agreements must be submitted with your offer in order for it to be considered for award. DLA Energy may conduct pre-award surveys to determine responsibility regarding the offeror’s transportation, technical, production and quality assurance capabilities. Therefore, this information is necessary to determine if secondary pre-award surveys will be required based on offeror’s supplier’s location.

NOTE 6: LATE OFFERS: Please note that offers must be received by 28 August 2017, 3:00 PM Local Time, Fort Belvoir, VA. Any offers received after the above deadline will be deemed “late” and not be considered.

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/INTERNAL PROVISIONS

Section B: Supplies or Services Price Cost

DLAD 52.216-9072 Economic Price Adjustment - Petroleum Product Price, Post, Camp & Station (PC&S) (NOV 2011)

(a) Warranties: The Contractor warrants that—

(1) The unit prices set forth in the Schedule do not include allowances for any portion of the contingency covered by this clause; and

(2) The prices to be invoiced hereunder shall be computed daily in accordance with the provisions of this clause.

(b) Definitions: As used throughout this clause, the term--

(1) Base price means—

(i) The unit price offered for an item and included in the contract award schedule; or

(ii) During any subsequent program year, either the effective contract price as of the start of the subsequent program year, or the price agreed upon as of the start of the subsequent program year.

(2) Base reference price means the reference price for an item as published on 01 MAY 2017. In the event one or more applicable reference prices are not (or were not) published on the date shown, then the term base reference price means the reference price for an item as published on the date nearest in time prior to the date shown.

(3) Reference price means that published reference price or combination of published reference prices for price adjustment of individual items by product, market area, and publication as specified in (f) below.

(4) Date of delivery means—

(i) For tanker or barge deliveries.

(A) Free on board (f.o.b.) origin: The date and time vessel commences loading.

(B) F.o.b. destination: The date and time vessel commences discharging.

(ii) For all other types of deliveries: The date product is received on a truck-by-truck basis.

(5) Published means issued in either printed or electronic format by the service designated to be employed as an escalator, unless otherwise specifically stated. In the event of a conflict between the price set forth in the print version and those set forth in the electronic version for the same date, the electronic version shall prevail unless otherwise specified in (c) below.

(c) Adjustments: Contract price adjustments shall be provided via notification through contract modifications and/or posting to the web page under the heading Vendor Resources and then Product Price Adjustments to reflect any price change pursuant to this clause.

(1) Calculations: The prices payable hereunder shall be determined by adjusting the award price by the same number of cents, or fraction thereof, that the daily reference price increases or decreases, per like unit of measure. All arithmetical calculations, including the final adjusted unit price, shall be carried to six decimal places.

Oil price information service (OPIS): For all items employing OPIS, the reference price in effect on the date of delivery shall be the end of day OPIS rack average effective (6:00 p.m. timestamp) that day. In the event there is no price published for date of delivery, then it shall be the item’s reference price that was last in effect.

Other publications: Except for items employing OPIS, the reference price in effect on the date of delivery shall be that item's preselected reference price that is in effect the date of delivery. In the event there is no price published for date of delivery, then it shall be the item’s reference price that was last in effect.

(2) Revision of published reference price: In the event—

(i) Any applicable reference price is discontinued or its method of derivation is altered substantially; or

(ii) The Contracting Officer determines that the reference price consistently and substantially failed to reflect market conditions— the parties shall mutually agree upon an appropriate and comparable substitute for determining the price adjustments hereunder. The contract shall be modified to reflect such substitute effective on the date the reference price was discontinued, altered, or began to consistently and substantially fail to reflect market conditions. If the parties fail to agree on an appropriate substitute, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with paragraph (d), Disputes, of the Contract Terms And Conditions - Commercial Items clause of this contract.

(3) Failure to deliver: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this clause, no upward adjustment shall apply to product scheduled under the contract to be delivered before the effective date of the adjustment, unless the Contractor’s failure to deliver according to the delivery schedule results from causes beyond the Contractor’s control and without its fault or negligence within the meaning of paragraphs (f), Excusable Delays, and (m), Termination for Cause, of the Contract Terms And Conditions - Commercial Items clause of this contract in which case the contract shall be amended to make an equitable extension of the delivery schedule.

(4) Upward ceiling on economic price adjustment: The Contractor agrees that the total increase in any contract unit price pursuant to these economic price adjustment provisions shall not exceed 375 percent (%) of the of the base price in any applicable program year, except as provided below.

If at any time the Contractor has reason to believe that within the near future a price adjustment under the provisions of this clause will be required that will exceed the current contract ceiling price for any item, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer in writing of the expected increase. The notification shall include a revised ceiling the Contractor believes is sufficient to permit completion of remaining contract performance, along with an appropriate explanation and documentation as required by the Contracting Officer.

If an actual increase in the reference price would raise a contract unit price for an item above the current ceiling, the Contractor shall have no obligation under this contract to fill pending or future orders for such item, as of the effective date of the increase, unless the Contracting Officer issues a contract modification to raise the ceiling. If the contract ceiling will not be raised, the Contracting Officer shall so promptly notify the Contractor in writing.

(d) Examination of records: The Contractor agrees that the Contracting Officer or designated representatives shall have the right to examine the Contractor's books, records, documents, or other data the Contracting Officer deems necessary to verify Contractor adherence to the provisions of this clause.

(e) Final invoice: The Contractor shall include a statement on the final invoice that the amounts invoiced hereunder have applied all decreases required by this clause.

(f) Publications. The following publication(s) is (are) used:

B-0002 B19.02 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT (OVERSEAS) (DLA ENERGY JAN 2012)

[ ] (ii) The average of the prices published in __________________.

[ X ] (iii) The established price posted by _Ecopetrol and published in Ecopetrol Publication (Issued by the Government of Colombia.

(4) The Contracting Officer determines that the reference price consistently and substantially failed to reflect market conditions— the parties shall mutually agree upon an appropriate and comparable substitute for determining the price adjustment described hereunder. The contract shall be modified to reflect such substitute effective on the date the indicator was discontinued, altered, or began to consistently and substantially fail to reflect market conditions. If the parties fail to agree on an appropriate substitute, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with the Disputes paragraph of the CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS clause of this contract.

FAR 52.216-21 -- Requirements (Oct 1995)

(a) This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government’s requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as “estimated’’ or “maximum” in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(c) Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule.

(d) The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract.

(e) If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source.

(f) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after August 30, 2020.

Special Notes (Colombia PCS):

1. Escalation (Price adjustments): Items awarded under this solicitation will escalate (adjust) monthly, with prices being effective the 1st of the month based on the published prices listed in the Ecopetrol publications identified above and the U.S dollar to Colombian Peso exchange rate using the average of the exchange rates for the prior month. Note: Ecopetrol is a Colombian Government entity, should DLA Energy be unable to secure a copy of the referenced publication to affect timely escalation (adjustment) of prices, the vendor is responsible for notifying the Contracting Officer of the price adjustment (SUPPLIER NOTIFICATION), such that prices may be adjusted accordingly. The base reference date for all line items offered under this solicitation is 5/1/2017.

2. The Jet A1 base reference price is rounded to the 4th decimal place as identified in the "ESTRUCTURA DEL PRECIO DEL JET A1", published by Ecopetrol. The Jet Fuel prices that are set by Ecopetrol publication established by the Colombian government will now escalate/deescalate weekly from Wednesday to Tuesday of the following week instead of monthly. Prices on the DLA Energy website will follow the Ecopetrol publication schedule with prices being effective Wednesday to Tuesday of the following week. BASE REFERENCE PRICE EQUATION: (PMV=IP+IVA+TI). The base reference price for all JA1 Jet Fuel line items is $2.22385 /gl.

3. The Regular Unleaded Gasoline base reference price, rounded to the 4th decimal place, for the above identified items is derived by combination of the Ingreso al productor, Tarifa de Marcacion, *Tarifa de Transporte por Poliducto *, Margen plan de continuidad, Impuesto global, Impuesto a las ventas, Sobretasa, Margen minorista, and the Transporte planta de abasto a Est. de servicio. As published in the ‘ESTRUCTURAS DE PRECIOS DE COMBUSTIBLES LIQUIDOS VIGENTES A PARTIR”, under the heading Gasolina Corriente, an Ecopetrol publication. The Base Reference Price for all Gasoline (-28) items is $2.8173 /gl.

4. The Diesel Fuel base reference price, rounded to the 4th decimal place, for the above identified items is derived by combination of the Ingreso al productor, Tarifa de Marcacion, Tarifa de Transporte por Poliducto (), Margen plan de continuidad, Impuesto global, Impuesto a las ventas, Sobretasa, Margen minorista, and the Transporte planta de abasto a Est. de servicio. As published in the ‘ESTRUCTURAS DE PRECIOS DE COMBUSTIBLES LIQUIDOS VIGENTES A PARTIR”, under the heading A.C.P.M., in Ecopetrol publication. The Base Reference Price for all Diesel (-70) items is $2.4021/gl.

5. Line items with two modes of delivery: (007, 008) and (011, 012).Vendor must offer on both line items in order to be considered for award.