GOCO Northwest Region Air Force Bases , SPE603-26-R-0538

Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) Aircraft/Ground Fuel Services and Fuel Storage and Distribution at Ellsworth AFB, SD, Grand Forks AFB, ND, Hill AFB, UT, Minot AFB, ND, Mountain Home AFB, ID and Nellis AFB, NV (Northwest Region)

This is a follow-on pre-solicitation notice to sources sought notice posted under SPE603-26-R-0538. This pre-solicitation notice is for the government-owned, contractor-operated fuel storage services for air force bases throughout American Northwest. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) – Energy will be issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Alongside Aircraft Refueling Services to include managing, maintaining, and operating Government Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities and equipment at Ellsworth AFB, SD, Grand Forks AFB, ND, Hill AFB, UT, Minot AFB, ND, Mountain Home AFB, ID, and Nellis AFB, NV. The Contractor will ensure safe, accurate, and timely handling, quality control, and accountability of all Defense Wide Working Capital Fund (DWWCF)-owned petroleum products under their control. The Contractor will perform required maintenance to ensure facilities, associated systems, vehicles, and equipment remain operational to meet the base mission. The Contractor will comply with environmental protection, safety, and security directives. The Contractor will conduct required training to ensure personnel are fully qualified to perform Performance Work Statement (PWS) tasks.

The Contractor shall conduct all necessary fuels operations to support base operations, airshows and special events, deployments, exercises, and contingencies under normal conditions as well as during periods of heightened security, inclement weather, or other unique situations. Operations must be safely and efficiently conducted to receive, store, transfer, issue, and account for products with appropriate controls to ensure fuel quality, maintain inventory accuracy, and ensure no environmental impact.

The Contractor shall operate and maintain the self-service automated service station facilities, equipment, and systems and ensure sufficient product is available to provide 24 hours a day, seven days a week support of ground fuels. The Contractor shall perform required tasks to ensure fuel is properly accounted for and issued to only authorized users.

Defense Logistics Agency - Energy anticipates issuing one solicitation and awarding six firm-fixed price contract awards for Ellsworth AFB, SD, Grand Forks AFB, ND, Hill AFB, UT, Minot AFB, ND, Mountain Home AFB, ID, and Nellis AFB, NV respectively. The resultant contracts will feature a four-year base period (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2030), a five-year option period (October 1, 2030 – September 30, 2035), and an option to extend the contract for up to six one-month periods (October 1, 2035 – March 31, 2036). This procurement will be solicited under full and open competition after exclusion of sources. Contracts awarded are subject to FAR 52.204-7 and the Service Contract Act of 1965, to include Collective Bargaining Agreements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 493190, and the size standard is $36.5 million.

The solicitation will be published electronically on the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. Interested companies responding to the solicitation will be required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).

Dates of the Pre-Preproposal conference, in conjunction with the site visits, will be listed in the solicitation. Offerors will be required to submit in writing to the Contract Specialist (via e-mail) the name(s) of the individual(s) who plan to attend.

This is not an RFP or a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis or any subsequent announcement. This information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.