9130--#2 Dyed Diesel Fuel and Monthly Top Off Service SDVOSB Set-Aside

Questions / Answers for RFQ 36C24624Q0335

#2 Dyed Diesel Fuel and Monthly Top Off Service

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02-01-2024 Questions and Answers.

1-Fittings-can we deliver with a transport, or does it need to be tank wagon?

2-Do you have a time frame on when we would begin and when the fill would need to be completed? Delivery dates for initial delivery and monthly top-off s will be determined once quote reviews have been completed and prior to award of contract.

3-Pricing-with daily market fluctuations and the ever-growing uncertainty in the MIddle East, how would you like this priced? Price

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02-02-2024 Questions and Answers.

What product? #2 Dyed Diesel Fuel

Contract dates? Delivery dates for initial delivery and monthly top-off s will be determined once quote reviews have been completed and prior to award of contract.

What are the monthly / weekly volumes? Initial delivery of 44,000 GLs then monthly top-off of an estimated 3,250 GLs per month for 12 months.

Order quantities / volumes? See #3 above.

Tank information: Four 11,000 GLs tanks

Expected delivery needs (M-F) will there be weekend and or holiday deliveries?

All deliveries will be made within the facilities normal operating hours of Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

No deliveries will be made on weekends or federal holidays. (See list below).

Federal Holidays observed by the Salem VA Medical Center are:

New Years Day Martin Luther King Day

President's Day Memorial Day

Independence Day Labor Day

Columbus Day Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

End of 02-02-2024 Questions / Answers

Pre-Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Central Virginia VA Health Care System, Richmond VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond 23249, intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the Open Market to procure #2 Dyed Diesel Fuel (See Below), using a 100% Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business set aside via Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method.

The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about January 31, 2023. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Quotes will be accepted for a seven (7) day period commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at VIP Home  · VetBiz Portal (va.gov). The vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management database to be eligible for an award. Registration is free, and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List.

NAICS Code is 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,500 Employees. The solicitation will be issued for Open-Market. One award is expected to be made. All responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The supplies are to be delivered to:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Central Virginia Health Care System

1201 Broad Rock Blvd

Richmond, VA 23249

In response, please include the following:

Company/individual name

Address

Point of contact with phone number

Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable

SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number

Tax ID number

Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.)

Proof of verification as an SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable)

Proof of authorization to resale/distribute requested products

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to James Risbon at james.risbon@va.gov; please ensure that the subject line includes: 36C24624Q0335 Diesel Fuel for the Richmond VAMC. Please provide documentation that your company is an authorized distributor for those items for any items that you provide. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.