Aviation and ground fuel supply and services

The New Mexico State Purchasing Division of the General Services Department and the New Mexico Spaceport Authority are seeking a qualified fuel supplier through a competitive Request for Proposals to provide aviation and ground fuel supply and services to Spaceport America's fuel farm on an as-needed basis. The procurement encompasses the supply of branded Jet-A, AvGas (100LL), 91 Octane Premium Unleaded, and Diesel fuel with estimated annual volumes of 250,000 gallons of Jet-A, 65,000 gallons of Premium Unleaded, 10,800 gallons of AvGas, and 20,000 gallons of Diesel fuel. All fuel must meet ASTM standards and EPA quality requirements, with delivery guaranteed within 24 hours of order placement. Prospective vendors must demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience distributing diesel, unleaded gasoline, and aviation fuel, and provide documentation of at least two current or recent contracts supplying multiple fuel types to government or municipal operations. The evaluation will be conducted on a 1,000-point scale consisting of organizational experience (75 points), organizational references (90 points), mandatory specifications (375 points), desirable specifications (60 points), oral presentations (100 points), and cost proposals (300 points). The RFP was released on May 21, 2026, with a mandatory pre-proposal conference scheduled for June 2, 2026; written questions are due by June 5, 2026; and proposals must be submitted electronically via the eProNM system by 3:00 PM MST/MDT on June 18, 2026, with contract award anticipated for July 14, 2026, and contract commencement on or about July 1, 2026, for a four-year term.

Although New Mexico and Native American resident business preferences are typically available in state procurement, this procurement is structured as a firm-fixed-price supply contract and includes federal funding, which eliminates these preferential considerations from application. All proposals must include a signed Letter of Transmittal, Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form, and Certificate of Analysis documentation, and attendance at the mandatory pre-proposal conference is required for proposal acceptance. A single award is anticipated, and the awarded contract may be used exclusively by the procuring agency and the awarded vendor. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the procurement documents. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the RFP; pricing will be evaluated as part of the cost proposal component (300 points), with proposals structured on firm-fixed annual rates for fuel gallons.