Low Sulfur #2 Diesel Fuel

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), on behalf of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Highlands, New Jersey, requires the delivery of low sulfur #2 diesel heating oil  from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022.

Requirement:  The Contractor shall provide all plant, trained labor, equipment, materials, supervision, transportation, permits, insurance, and quality control necessary to deliver low sulfur #2 diesel heating oil from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. 

Basis of Award:  Best value to the government specifically lowest price technically acceptable.  Price per gallon delivered for heating fuel using OPIS plus all profit and other fees.  The basis of award will be the amount added to the OPIS pricing.

The solicitation will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside.  The NAICS code is 324110.  The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-03, effective February 16, 2021.  The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to the contractor whose offer represents the lowest price technically acceptable. RFQ will be available on or about February 26, 2021, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation number is 1333F­21­Q­NFFM-0014; Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued.

It is incumbent upon the contractors to monitor the FedBizOpps site for the solicitation release and all subsequent amendments. The anticipated award date will be on March 9, 2021. This acquisition will be awarded as a firm fixed price order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 12 (Commercial Acquisition) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition)). All responsible small business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

For information on how to register your company on FBO, to view or receive updates and notifications to the solicitation, please reference the FBO Vendor Guide located on the FBO web site home page. NO paper copies of the solicitation will be furnished. A solicitation mailing list will not be maintained for this procurement. Inquiries will only be addressed by email. Submit all questions to.     Telephone and fax inquiries will not be accepted.

Firms offering a response to this notice shall ensure that they are registered in the System for Award    Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, prior to submission of proposals. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the SAM. NO award shall be made unless the vendor is registered and active in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with the SAM and be eligible to receive an award    from this acquisition office, all offerors shall also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet online at: http://www.dnb.com/ or by phone at (800) 333­0505.