Natural Gas Supply for Keesler AFB

The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command, through the 81st Contracting Squadron, is soliciting proposals for natural gas supply to Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi under solicitation FA301026R0001. The procurement seeks a qualified supplier to provide metered natural gas through Delta Utilities' distribution network on a firm fixed price basis with economic price adjustment. Contractors must demonstrate past performance capability in supplying natural gas in similar quantities and submit a detailed pricing formula with their proposal. Award will be determined using a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation criterion, with only a single vendor to be selected. The deadline for proposal submission is November 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM CST, with quotes required to remain valid through December 1, 2025.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside, restricting competition to firms meeting small business size standards under NAICS code 221210. The contract will run for five years from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2030, with estimated natural gas requirements of approximately 485,700 dekatherms over the initial two-year measurement period and anticipated continued consumption through the contract term. Only suppliers with active agreements under Delta Utilities' network are authorized to participate, and subcontracting is permitted subject to this same requirement. Performance will take place at Keesler Air Force Base, with natural gas delivery to the City Switching Station on Rippy Road in Gulfport, Mississippi, through the Gulf South Pipeline at meter number 7001569971, where the contractor must maintain constant pressure of 92 pounds per square inch gauge.