9130--FY26 Diesel Fuel Purchase Portland and Vancouver VAHCS campus

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is soliciting bids for the procurement of approximately 42,000 gallons of Red Dye Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel (#2 ULSD) to be delivered to its Portland and Vancouver Health Care Systems. The fuel will be used to operate site boilers during natural gas curtailment and to power emergency generators at both facilities. Key contract requirements include the use of smaller delivery trucks with capacity of 3,000 to 5,000 gallons per truck due to limited turning radius at the Portland location, submission of fuel analysis results per ASTM D975/D4176 standards, and provision of metered invoices for each truck delivery. Award will be made on a firm-fixed-price basis to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government, with evaluation based on price, technical capability, and past performance weighted approximately equally. Offers must be submitted via email to Amy Kuczajda at Amy.Kuczajda@va.gov no later than 5:00 PM Mountain Time on April 23, 2026, and the period of performance is 30 days after receipt of order with FOB Destination delivery terms.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with NAICS code 324110 and a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. The procurement is for approximately 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel to each location: the Portland VA Medical Center at 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, and the Vancouver VA Medical Center at 1601 East 4th Plain Boulevard, Building 3, Vancouver, WA 98661. Contractors must notify Portland VA of proposed delivery dates 24 hours in advance to coordinate traffic, parking, and security measures, and invoices must be submitted electronically upon delivery with payment made by electronic funds transfer within Net 30 days. The solicitation utilizes FAR Part 12 procedures for commercial products and services under solicitation number 36C26026Q0568, with contract administration and payment handled by the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas. No specific budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation materials.