SOURCES SOUGHT
91 -- Request For Information (RFI) - TS-1 Delivery
- Notice Date
- 6/26/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 424720
— Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, Acquisition Management, Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6222, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SP0600-07-R-0215
- Response Due
- 7/6/2007
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MARKET SURVEY (RFI) The Defense Energy Support Center?s (DESC) mission is to provide the Department of Defense and other Government agencies with comprehensive energy solutions in the most effective and economical manner possible. DESC is requesting information about the feasibility of procuring TS-1 Aviation Fuel and transporting TS-1 directly to West Palm Beach, FL. A fixed-price contract is expected for this one-time delivery. Quantity and anticipated delivery schedule: The requirement is 61,000 USG of TS-1 jet fuel delivered directly to a single tank in West Palm Beach, FL on or about 1 August 2007. DESC encourages all interested companies to submit a detailed response that specifically addresses the points found below. If you are unable to perform some part of the requirement, please indicate what services you would be able to provide in meeting the requirement: (1) The strategic interest of your company to pursue the business of purchasing and delivering TS-1 aviation fuel to West Palm Beach, FL. Note: TS-1 must be sourced from a refinery that produces TS-1 to the GOST standard. (2) Transportation concept: Provide refinery or terminal location where fuel would be loaded, how the product would be shipped (i.e., intermodal containers, commercial vessel, rail, etc), where the fuel would enter the U.S. and, if able to do so, how the product would be transported to West Palm Beach, FL. (3) Provide procurement timeline (From the date of a notice of contract award how long would it take to procure the fuel and make delivery to West Palm Beach, FL). (4) Please provide cost estimates to purchase and transport TS-1 to West Palm Beach, FL. In your response, DESC requests that offerors include a breakdown of the cost of purchasing TS-1, the price to transport from refinery/terminal to a US port designated by the offeror and the final delivered price from the US port to West Palm Beach. Please be sure to include in your price any cost associated (i.e. hourly, daily, weekly, monthly) with leasing intermodal containers as the delivery tank has a capacity of 200,000 USG. The following clause outlines the specification requirements for the TS-1 fuel: C16.11 TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION (TS-1) (FIRST GRADE WITHOUT ADDITIVES) (OCONUS) (PC&S) (DESC APR 2006) (a) TS-1 aviation turbine fuel shall conform to the requirements of the English language version of GOST 10227-86, Specification, Fuels for Jet Engines, Revised Edition, March 1998, with Amendment Numbers 1 and 2, as published by IHS/Global (see paragraph (c) below) as modified below: (1) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in any notes or revisions to GOST 10227-86, any deviations from the norm for the required grade must be agreed to by the DESC Contracting Officer in writing. (2) TS-1 aviation turbine fuel is designated using the Cyrillic ?TC-1? in the IHS document. (b) The Contractor shall notify the DESC Contracting Officer immediately in writing of any later revisions to GOST 10227-86 that may affect the Contractor?s ability to supply fuel conforming to the requirements of this contract. (c) IHS/GLOBAL CONTACT INFORMATION. IHS/GLOBAL 15 INVERNESS WAY EAST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMMERCIAL PHONE: (303) 397-2740 TOLL FREE PHONE: (877) 413-5184 INTERNET: http://www.global.IHS.com E-MAIL: global@IHS.com. (d) REPORTS. The Contractor shall submit a copy of the latest full specification analysis from the supplying refinery for each batch of product lifted. Either Russian or English versions of this analysis are acceptable. This documentation shall be submitted to the following address: ATTN: DESC-BP, ROOM 2954 DEFENSE ENERGY SUPPORT CENTER 8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD FORT BELVOIR VA 22060-6222 (DESC 52.246-9FPF) Any questions about or responses to this Request for Information should be submitted by e-mail to Josh Catlin at joshua.catlin@dla.mil, or by fax to facsimile number 703-767-8506, no later than July 6, 2007. Please ensure ?DESC GROUND FUELS (DESC-PEC) MARKET SURVEY? is listed in the subject line of your responses.
- Place of Performance
- Address: West Palm Beach, FL
- Zip Code: 33401
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 33401
- Record
- SN01327645-W 20070628/070626220109 (fbodaily.com)
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