Marine Fuel - Rebid

Sarasota County is requesting quotes for marine fuel supply on an as-needed basis from a waterfront dispensing facility within 2 miles of 1059 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida under IFQ 262916KR, with quotes due October 9, 2026. Local and American business preferences do not apply due to grant funding requirements.

The scope requires ethanol-free marine gasoline supplied from a County-approved waterfront fuel facility (boat dock or marina) operating 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days per week, 365 days per year. The County anticipates approximately 8,000 gallons annually to support Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, Emergency Services, and Stormwater operations. The fueling facility must be capable of accommodating County vessels. Offerors must provide two verifiable governmental, industrial, or commercial references demonstrating waterfront marine fuel supply experience within the past seven years.

The initial contract term is three years. The quote threshold is a maximum of $150,000 per project or per contract year. Offerors must submit pricing as a percentage markup applied to the contractor's supplier cost per gallon. Invoices must include detailed documentation of fuel purchases by department, vessel identification, gallons purchased, supplier cost per gallon, contract markup, and documentation from the fuel supplier verifying costs. The County reserves the right to audit pricing documentation.

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror submitting the lowest total bid price. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence limit, Business Automobile Liability, and Pollution Liability with minimum $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence coverage. Specific submittal deadlines and award dates are listed in the Solicitation Timeline available in OpenGov Procurement, the County's electronic procurement portal.