Into-Plane Reserve Storage Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA-E), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to Award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price (FFP w/ EPA) contract IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and 13 procedures. 

The intended Contractor is PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited, located at Phuket International Airport (PIA) in Phuket, Thailand   

DLA Energy requires into-plane and reserve storage capability for the following: 

Into-Plane       Phuket International      Thailand      Aviation Fuel (JA1)     100,000 USG

Reserve Storage       Phuket International       Thailand       Aviation Fuel (JA1)      1,000,000 USG

This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), allowing the Contracting Officer (KO) to solicit from one source. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 324110.  The Product of Service Code for this requirement is 9130. This will be a small business under the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector. 

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

If any vendor believes they have the necessary access and capability to provide continuous, uninterrupted into-plane support at PIA, along with reserve storage fuel at PIA and additional storage in the surrounding area (within 500 kilometers from PIA), please submit your response to the email address below. All interested parties must be able to provide documentation confirming their role as the sole fuel provider at PIA, or a letter of agreement, commitment, or partnership with the current fuel provider at PIA. The Government Reserves the "right" to do a Pre-Award survey when solicitation is posted.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to, Marcus Nolan at Marcus.Nolan@dla.mil with the following information referenced in the subject line, Into-Plane -Reserve Storage Requirement – Phuket, Thailand. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest. The DEADLINE to submit your capability statement showing your ability to meet the full scope of this requirement is no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time (EST) on November 25, 2024, to Marcus Nolan at Marcus.Nolan@dla.mil; Orlando Rodriguez at Orlando.Rodriguez@dla.mil; and Roger Brown at Roger.Brown@dla.mil. Interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.