Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) Fuel Services at NAWS China Lake, California

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy is seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) fuel services at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California through solicitation SPE603-26-R-0530. The contractor will be responsible for managing, operating, and maintaining all fuel facilities, including receipt, storage, handling, dispensing, quality control, inventory management, and maintenance of F-24 jet fuel. Interested firms must submit capability statements of no more than 10 pages by March 13, 2026, at 1500 Eastern Time addressing corporate overview, relevant experience, technical and staffing capability, financial and administrative capability, teaming strategy, and realistic phase-in period for operational readiness. Evaluation will assess past performance through 2-3 contract examples from the last five years, technical expertise, and organizational capacity to execute the contract successfully. Capability statements should be submitted via email to Alontae Uptegrow (alontae.uptegrow@dla.mil) or R. (Thea) Miller-Smith (radhiyah.smith@dla.mil) with the subject line "NAWS China Lake (SPE603-26-R-0530): Sources Sought," and responding firms must maintain active System for Award Management (SAM) registration.

This pre-solicitation notice contains no small business set-asides, though set-asides for small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses will be considered based on responses received. The predecessor contract number SPE60319C5002 and previous solicitation number SPE60318R0517 have been provided for market research purposes. The anticipated contract carries a standard size of $36.5 million and is structured as a firm-fixed-price award with a four-year base period, one five-year option period, and a potential six-month service extension exercisable in monthly increments. The fuel facility operates with a 430,000-gallon aboveground storage tank system and manages approximately 13.5 million gallons of throughput annually. The contract falls under NAICS code 493190 (Other Warehousing and Storage) and PSC code M1GC (Operation of Fuel Storage Buildings). Non-responding firms will not be precluded from bidding on the resultant formal solicitation, which will be published on the SAM website.