ChemPOL Recompete - Draft Solicitation

ChemPOL Recompete – Draft Request for Proposal          

Notice Type:  Draft Request for Proposal

NAICS Code:

325998

Scope

The scope of the project includes the following (excluding Class I Ozone Depleting Substances):

6810 – Chemicals

6820 – Dyes

6840 – Pest Control Agents and Disinfectants

6850 – Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties

9150 – Oil and Greases

1. INTRODUCTION

DLA Aviation is sending a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to address questions from industry regarding the ChemPOL Recompete effort. The feedback received from this draft RFP will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for determining how to proceed in the acquisition process. The results of this RFP will also be utilized to determine the Government’s acquisition strategy.  Any information provided by interested parties is strictly voluntary and will be treated as proprietary, protecting each company’s interests. 

2. BACKGROUND

The scope of this contract covers supply chain management in customer direct support of chemicals, packaged petroleum, oil, and lubricants (ChemPOL) to all U.S. Military, Foreign Military, and non-Military customers.  The consumable spare parts are within FSCs 6810, 6820, 6840, 6850, and 9150 (excluding Class I Ozone Depleting Substances).  The level of effort and number of items supplied may vary due to increase or decrease of the customers’ requirements.  The scope of this effort requires the Contractor to provide uninterrupted support despite changes in customer requirements for items or supply chain interruptions.  The Contractor will be required to use best commercial practices, coupled with sourcing of supplies from designated sourcing channels to furnish cost efficient, integrated supply chain management of items required by, together with related supply chain management services and Management Information Systems (MIS).  The broad range of supply chain management tasks for items required by this effort include planning, sourcing, procuring, storing, and controlling material and equipment so they are requested in advance, obtained at a reasonable cost and are available when needed.  This effort requires certifications, licenses, permits, etc. to contract for HAZMAT material.

The current ChemPOL contract will expire in October 2026 and the Government intends to award a follow-on contract in October 2025 to ensure ample time for the new contractor to establish its supply chain by full contract implementation in October 2026.  A Request for Information (RFI) was released February 24th via the Sam.gov website to gather market research information and to solicit industry feedback.  An Industry Day was held on at DLA Aviation on May 19, 2023 to provide a general overview of the history of the ChemPOL program, the current contract, the Government‘s expected requirement, the proposed acquisition strategy, the proposed performance metrics, and a forum for Industry comment and feedback.The current ChemPOL Contract covers 3600 active and ~2300 inactive items with 13-17k.

3. POINT OF CONTACT

Questions relative to this draft RFP should be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Amanda Parker, at Amanda.Parker@dla.mil; and the Acquisition Specialist, Ms. Trang Pham, at Trang.Pham@dla.mil.                    

All response must be returned to us no later than 5:00 PM (EST) on 20 December 2023. Failure to release response information to listed Government support agents may prevent its review.

Please note that all attachments will be available at time of solicitation. The updated solicitation number is SPEA42-24-R-0002

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