H391--Fuel Testing and Tank Cleaning

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 seeks quotations for fuel testing and tank cleaning services at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Fort Harrison, Montana, with responses due August 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM Mountain Time. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside under an unrestricted Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract with an estimated value of $19 million over five pricing periods from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031, with an option to extend up to six months.

Place of performance is Fort Harrison VA Medical Center, Fort Harrison, Montana. The contractor shall conduct annual fuel quality testing on seven diesel fuel storage tanks (capacities ranging from 500 to 10,000 gallons) using ASTM-approved methods including flash point, water and sediment, distillation, viscosity, sulfur, cetane index, cloud point, density, thermal stability, pour point, free water, trace metals, and microbial analysis. Services include as-needed fuel remediation when results fall outside ASTM D975 standards using High Velocity Recirculation & Filtration Systems, with biocide dosing calculated on-site and subject to approval by the Fort Harrison maintenance supervisor. The contractor bears full responsibility for managing and disposing of all waste generated during remediation in accordance with EPA and Montana Department of Environmental Quality regulations. Up to three additional fuel quality tests per calendar year shall be conducted for remediated fuel at 90-day intervals. All remediation work identified in a given year must be consolidated into a single site visit, though work may span multiple days. Prevailing wage rates apply under Montana Wage Determination No. 2015-6031 covering Broadwater, Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark counties.

Evaluation criteria are technical or quality capability, past performance (up to two similar contracts within the past three years), and price. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC is H391, Inspection–Fuels, Lubricants, Oils, and Waxes. The contracting office is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado; the contracting officer is Aaron Thurber at aaron.thurber@va.gov or 303-712-5745.