Rocky Mountain/West Coast/Offshore (RMW) Program

This is a Sources Sought Notice (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. If determined appropriate, a draft solicitation may be posted in the December 2021 timeframe followed by a synopsis and solicitation around January 2022.  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 from moving forward competitively.

This notice also serves to identify qualified Small Business, 8(a) participants, HUBZone small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns and women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns eligible under the WOSB Program that are interested, responsible and capable of providing for the Bulk Fuel requirement for DLA Energy FEBB for the Rocky Mountain/West Coast/Offshore (RMW) purchase program, located in the United States. The NAICS for this solicitation is 324110, Petroleum Refining. To qualify as small for purposes of Government procurement, the petroleum refiner, including its affiliates, must be a concern that has either no more than 1,500 employees or no more than 200,000 barrels per calendar day total Operable Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation capacity. Capacity includes all domestic and foreign affiliates, all owned or leased facilities, and all facilities under a processing agreement or an arrangement such as an exchange agreement or a throughput. The potential opportunity for set-asides for small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses will be considered on the basis of the responses received.

Interested parties should respond to this notice by December 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. In responding to this notice, please provide your company name, address, point of contact, email-address, phone number, types of fuel capable of supplying, sources of supply and transportation modes. Please send responses to Mr. Matthew Padfield at Matthew.Padfield@dla.mil, If you have any questions, please email Eduardo Davila at Eduardo.Davila@dla.mil

Please note that the solicitation number may be revised on future updates.

Requirement

The following covers the estimated annual bulk requirements for the Rocky Mountain/West Coast/Offshore Program.

Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JP5 (NSN: 9130-00-273-2379), Quantity 109,576,000 USG

Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Jet A (NSN: 9130-00-359-2026), Quantity 598,179,000 USG

Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JA1 (NSN: 9130-00-753-5026), Quantity 78,836,000 USG

Fuel, Naval Distillate, F76 (NSN: 9140-00-273-2377), Quantity 120,672,000 USG

The products must conform to the following specifications:

JP5: MIL-DTL-5624W

JAA: ASTM D-1655-19

JA1: ASTM D-1655-19

F76: MIL-DTL-16884P

If awards can be made, the Government anticipates award of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment contract(s) resulting from a solicitation. The anticipated ordering period is date of award through September 30, 2023. The anticipated delivery period is October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 with a 30- day carryover period. The anticipated methods of delivery will be tanker, barge, truck, railcar, and/or pipeline.