3. 7 Domestic Ship's Bunkers Program

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy is soliciting offers to supply Marine Gas Oil (MGO) fuel to U.S. Ships and Vessels at various domestic ports under the DLA Energy Ships and Bunkers 3.7 Domestic Program. Offerors must meet stringent technical specifications including compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, MARPOL 73/78 international agreements, and sulfur content limitations not exceeding 0.5% maximum. Key contract requirements include submission of a Certificate of Analysis/Certificate of Quality no more than three months old, a Commitment Letter from the supplier for each item, and pricing that encompasses all transportation, taxes, fees, and ancillary charges capped at 10% of the total quoted fuel price. The government will evaluate offers using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection methodology, and all offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Proposals are due on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST (Fort Belvoir time).

This procurement includes no set-aside designations and represents a requirements-type contract with no guaranteed minimum purchase quantities. The contract covers 57 line items with estimated fuel quantities ranging from approximately 120,000 to 8,111,633 gallons across multiple U.S. locations, with pricing based on OPIS or Platts regional indexes varying from $2.27540 to $3.54710 per gallon depending on delivery location. The contract performance period spans three years from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, with fuel delivery methods including barge, tank wagon, tank truck, and pipeline to locations across the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories. The place of performance is listed as Virginia, USA, with delivery requirements specifying 24/7 service availability at many locations with typical 10-hour response times. Offerors are responsible for conducting site visits and obtaining necessary delivery site information at their own expense as part of the pre-award survey process.