LA-sela refuges-set-up-bulk fuel BPA

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for bulk fuel delivery services to the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in Lacombe, Louisiana. The solicitation (140FS325Q0016) requires a contractor to provide on-road diesel fuel and non-ethanol unleaded gasoline, with estimated annual requirements of 9,000 gallons of diesel and 16,260 gallons of gasoline. Pricing will be determined using the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) Rack Price on the delivery day, plus a fixed contractor markup within +/- 5% of the rack price. Contractors must be registered in SAM and capable of delivering fuel within 48 hours of order placement, with deliveries restricted to Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The solicitation will be evaluated on a best value basis, with quotes due by February 10, 2025, and questions accepted until March 13, 2025.

The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses and covers a five-year period from February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2030, consisting of a base year and four option years. There is no incumbent contractor, as employees have previously used credit cards for fuel purchases. Deliveries will be made to multiple storage tanks at 61389 Highway 434, including one 2,000-gallon diesel tank, one 500-gallon diesel tank, and two 1,000-gallon gasoline tanks, with minimum delivery quantities of 200 gallons and maximum quantities of 4,000 gallons per order. The NAICS code for this procurement is 486910 (Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products), and the PSC code is 9130 (Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base). Contractors must submit invoices through the Invoice Processing Payment Platform System (IPP) and comply with the specified wage determination for service contracts in Louisiana parishes.