Jet "a" fuel, purchase of and transport delivery, TC RE-bid

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued Invitation for Bid (IFB) #22-016RR/SS on March 1, 2022, to establish a term contract for the purchase and delivery of Jet "A" Fuel to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Aviation Department. The fuel must be delivered on an as-needed basis to a single location at 4345 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406, which maintains two 12,000-gallon above-ground storage tanks. Deliveries must occur within twenty-four hours of notification between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding County holidays, unless otherwise requested. All fuel must conform to ASTM D 1655 specifications and State of Florida standards, with required testing for contaminants, water content, and API gravity prior to dispensing; non-conforming fuel will be rejected at no cost to the County. The bid submission deadline was March 31, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., with the contract term set at sixty months or until the estimated amount is expended at the County's discretion. Award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder offering the greatest single fixed monetary discount or least single fixed monetary markup per gallon on an all-or-none basis, with pricing structured as a fixed discount or markup applied to the OPIS Daily Price as published in the Oil Price Information Service for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the delivery date. The successful bidder must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum limits of $5,000,000 per occurrence, Business Auto Liability with Pollution Liability Endorsements at $5,000,000 per occurrence, and Workers' Compensation coverage.

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms are eligible for a 10% price preference if their bid is within ten percent of the lowest non-SBE bid. Local preference of 5% may be awarded to bidders with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades. The solicitation document does not identify any incumbent vendors or current contractors. The successful bidder assumes responsibility for all criminal history records checks for employees requiring unescorted access to Palm Beach International Airport where applicable and must comply with FAA drug testing requirements per 14 CFR parts 65, 121, and 135. No specific budget amount or estimated contract value is disclosed in the available solicitation materials, though the contract duration extends to sixty months or until the estimated amount is expended at the County's discretion.