Qatar pipeline (JA1) sources sought

This is a Sources Sought Notice/Presolicitation (hereinafter "Notice). This Notice is an essential step in determining market interest and feasibility in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is for information and planning purposes only. This Notice is solely for the Government's use as a market research tool. This Notice does not constitute a request for proposals, a solicitation, or a request for quotes. A solicitation will be issued in or around March 2026 respectively. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this Notice. First time vendors are encouraged to provide a Capability Statement along with their response. All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this Notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort moving forward non-competitive.

REQUIREMENTS:
This Notice for a bulk fuels requirement for an estimated 140,000,000 USG Turbine Fuel, Aviation (JA1), NSN 9130-00-753-5026, delivered FOB destination via pipeline within Qatar. Period of performance is from January 1, 2027 to December 30, 2027 with a 30-day carry-over period.

Under the authority of FAR 6.103-2, this requirement has been identified as a non-competitive contract action. Qatex limited (Qatex) is specified as the only source authorized to supply this fuel requirement within Qatar. It is DLA Energy's intent to enter into a contractual arrangement with Qatex for this requirement as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2).

Other interested parties may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the Government. Capability statement must include authorization from Qatex to supply this requirement. Interested parties should submit the capability statement to the point of contact (POC) as soon as possible, but not later than 1:00 PM (Fort Belvoir Time) on February 12, 2026. Authorization to perform and any supporting documentation must be included. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capability statements received by the closing date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

All interested offerors should register in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). This upcoming solicitation will be available on the World Wide Web https://www.sam.gov. Please be advised that a hard copy of the solicitation will not be available. DLA Energy has a mandatory electronic Enterprise Business System (EBS), which must be utilized in order to receive a contract award. Registration in various other websites/systems must be accomplished in order to perform under a resulting contract. These systems cover items such as electronic ordering, invoicing and payment/payment status.

Send responses to Anthony Brown at Anthony.brown@dla.mil and Christopher Clement at Christopher.clement@dla.mil.