South Pacific Lab Testing Services

This pre-solicitation notice is revised to state the following: 1.) The Government anticipates awarding a Requirements contract for this procurement and 2.)  Multiple requirements type contracts may result from this solicitation with a potential award for each South Pacific location: Guam and Philippines. 

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy - FESDB  will be issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for laboratory testing of Government-owned petroleum products in accordance with required Military Specifications.  Services will be performed in the following South Pacific locations:  Guam and Philippines.  Laboratory facilities must be located at the abovementioned locations in order to perform the services required.  Testing shall be completed within 12-48 hours and testing is required 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.  The services to be provided are as follows: 

1. Laboratory Testing of Aviation Turbine Fuel, Grade JET A (Specification: ASTM D1655 latest version) and JET A-1, NATO F-35 (Specification: DEF Stan 91-091 latest version)
2. Laboratory Testing of Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Kerosene Types, NATO F-34 (JP8) (Specification: MIL-DTL-83133 latest version)
3. Laboratory Testing of Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Grade JP5 NATO F-44 (Specification:  MIL-DTL-5624 latest version)
4. Laboratory Testing of Navy Distillate Fuel, NATO F-76 (Specification:  MIL-DTL-16884 latest version)
5. Laboratory Testing of Fuel System Icing Inhibitor, High Flash (FSII) (Specification:  MIL-DTL-85470 latest version)
6. Laboratory Testing of Marine Residual Fuel Oil Grade (RME-180/380) (Specification:  ISO 8217 latest version)
7. Laboratory Testing of Lubrication Oil, Steam Turbine and Gear (LTL) MIL Symbol 2190 (Specification:  MIL-PRF-17331 latest version)
8. Laboratory Testing of Lubrication Oil, (LO6), MIL Symbol 9250, Shipboard Internal Combustion, High Output Diesel  (Specification:  MIL-PRF-9000 latest version)
9. Laboratory Testing of Diesel Fuel Oil (NATO F54) Series Testing Requirements for Specifications ASTM D975, EN 590

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541380 and the size standard is $16.5 million.  The Government anticipates awarding a Requirements contract.  Multiple requirements type contracts may result from this solicitation with a potential award for each South Pacific location: Guam and Philippines.  The period of performance will begin on March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023 with one (1) two-year option period in accordance with FAR 52.2-17-9. Additionally, the option to extend, not to exceed six months, in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. The procurement will be full and open competition.  

The solicitation will be posted on or after December 9, 2020 and the RFP will close about 30 days later. The solicitation will be published electronically on the beta.SAM.gov website. Interested companies responding to the solicitation will be required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Procurement Intergrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).

This is not a RFP, a promise to issue a RFP, or a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis or any subsequent announcement. This information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.