River Country Cooperative

River Country Cooperative, doing business as Farmers Union Cooperative Oil, is a for-profit small business entity headquartered in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, that supplies heating oil to federal facilities. The company specializes in delivering Number 2 heating oil to support operational and infrastructure maintenance needs of U.S. government agencies. As a regional fuel supplier, River Country Cooperative has established itself as a reliable vendor in federal procurement processes, demonstrating consistent capability in servicing critical federal infrastructure assets.

River Country Cooperative has provided heating oil delivery services exclusively to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through multiple firm-fixed price delivery orders since early 2024. The company has received at least five delivery order awards ranging from $2,105.79 to $4,271.62 in ceiling value, with completion dates spanning from February 2024 through July 2025. These delivery orders, issued without set-aside designations, represent competitive awards under an existing indefinite delivery contract with the Corps of Engineers. All delivery orders have supported the Lock and Dam 2 facility located in Hastings, Minnesota, with performance activities occurring in the Anoka, Minnesota area. The delivery orders involved the supply of approximately 3,700 to 4,000 gallons of Number 2 heating oil annually during winter months. Pricing structures incorporated fuel price indices to balance cost stability for the government while providing fair market compensation to the contractor.

River Country Cooperative holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $49,580.00, awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on January 23, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of January 25, 2026. This IDC was designated as a total small business set-aside, reflecting the agency's commitment to supporting small business participation in federal procurement. The contract establishes a base period of one year with four optional one-year renewal periods for the continued delivery of Number 2 heating oil to Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota. Multiple delivery order task orders have been issued under this IDC vehicle, with River Country Cooperative successfully competing for these orders in open market conditions despite the underlying small business set-aside designation on the parent contract. The firm-fixed price structure of the IDC and its associated delivery orders incorporates fuel price adjustments to ensure pricing remains responsive to market conditions while maintaining predictability for the federal government's budgeting purposes.

River Country Cooperative services the 7 county Metro area and surrounding areas in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. River Country Provides 24 hour fuel delivery services via tanker trucks or fuel delivery trucks. We deliver Diesel fuel, heating oil, gasoline, propane, and Diesel Exhaust fluid (DEF). We offer a proprietary premium diesel fuel to combat issues that come with bio diesel blends. We also provide fuel testing.