DLA Energy - Bulk Petroleum Products Inland/East/Gulf Coast/Offshore (IEG) Program

Inland/East/Gulf Coast/Offshore (IEG) Program

This is a Sources Sought Notice (hereinafter "Notice"). This Notice is an essential step in determining market interest and feasibility in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is for information and planning purposes only. This Notice is solely for the Government's use as a market research tool.  This Notice does not constitute a request for proposals, a solicitation, or a request for quotes.  If determined appropriate, then both a synopsis and a solicitation may be anticipated in early June 8, 2022 timeframe.  All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this Notice.  All information received will be considered.  Failure to respond to this Notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively.

This notice also serves to identify qualified Small Business, 8(a) participants, HUBZone small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program that are interested, responsible and capable of providing for the Bulk Fuel requirement for DLA Energy FEBA for the Inland/East/Gulf Coast/Offshore (IEG) purchase program, located in the United States.  The NAICS for this solicitation is 324110, Petroleum Refining.  To qualify as small for purposes of Government procurement, the petroleum refiner, including its affiliates, must be a concern that has either no more than 1,500 employees or no more than 200,000 barrels per calendar day total Operable Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation capacity.  Capacity includes all domestic and foreign affiliates, all owned or leased facilities, and all facilities under a processing agreement or an arrangement such as an exchange agreement or a throughput.  The potential opportunity for set-asides for small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses will be considered on the basis of the responses received.

Interested parties should respond to this notice by June 7, 2022 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time.  In responding to this notice, please provide your company name, address, point of contact, email-address, phone number, types of fuel capable of supplying, sources of supply and transportation modes. Please send responses to Mr. Rolando Suazo at Rolando.Suazo@dla.mil.  If you have any questions, please email Rolando Suazo or Joseph Yacovone at Joseph.Yacovone@dla.mil.

Please remember to confirm your attendance in the upcoming Preproposal Conference scheduled for June 23, 2022 at 9:00 am EST on Zoom Link TBD platform by sending email to Rolando Suazo, at Rolando.suazo@dla.mil or Joseph Yacovone at Joseph.yacovone@dla.mil on or before June 23, 2022. Please make sure to include the following information in your response:

• How many representative(s) will be in attendance on June 23, 2022:
• Full Name and Title of Representative(s) to attend:
• Company Name:
• Company Address:

Please note that the solicitation number may be revised on future updates.

Requirement

The following covers the estimated annual bulk requirements for the Inland/East/Gulf Coast/Offshore Program.

• Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JP8 (NSN: 9130-01-031-5816), Quantity 286,600 USG
• Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JP5 (NSN: 9130-00-273-2379), Quantity 223,782,700 USG
• Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JAA (NSN: 9130-00-359-2026), Quantity 873,429,800 USG
• Fuel, Naval Distillate, F76 (NSN: 9140-00-273-2377), Quantity 156,546,900 USG

The products must conform to the following specifications:

• JP8: MIL-DTL-83133K
• JP5: MIL-DTL-5624W
• JAA: ASTM D-1655-19
• F76: MIL-DTL-16884P

If awards can be made, the Government anticipates award of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment contract(s) resulting from a solicitation. The anticipated ordering period is date of award through March 31, 2024. The anticipated delivery period is April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 with a 30-day carryover. The anticipated methods of delivery will be tanker, barge, truck, railcar, and/or pipeline.