Rocky Mountain /West Coast / Offshore Program

DLA Energy – Bulk Petroleum Products

This is a Sources Sought Notice (hereinafter "Notice”). This Notice is an essential step in determining market interest and feasibility in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is for information and planning purposes only. This Notice is solely for the Government's use as a market research tool. This Notice does not constitute a request for proposals, a solicitation, or a request for quotes. If determined appropriate, a draft solicitation may be posted in the December 2025 timeframe followed by a synopsis and solicitation around January 2026. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this Notice. First time vendors are encouraged to provide a Capability Statement along with their response. All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this Notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively.

DLA Energy is seeking to increase Small Business participation in our solicitations. For this solicitation, an estimated 23% of the fuel quantity is set-aside for small business concerns. Please note, the small business set-aside percentage may change throughout the procurement. If you are a designated small business in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, please ensure your System for Award Management (SAM) designation is correct.

Interested parties should respond to this notice by November 17, 2025, at 3:00 pm local Eastern Time, Fort Belvoir, VA. In responding to this notice, please provide your company name, address, point of contact, email-address, phone number, types of fuel capable of supplying, sources of supply and transportation modes. Please send responses to Mr. Matthew Padfield at Matthew.Padfield@dla.mil and Ms. Susannah Chung at Susannah.Chung@dla.mil.  

Please note that the solicitation number may be revised on future updates.

Requirements

The following covers the estimated annual bulk requirements for the Rocky Mountain/West Coast/Offshore Program.

Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JP5 (NSN: 9130-00-273-2379), Quantity 143,621,000 USG

Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Jet A (NSN: 9130-00-359-2026), Quantity 524,433,000 USG

Turbine Fuel, Aviation, JA1 (NSN: 9130-00-753-5026), Quantity 80,741,000 USG

Naval Distillate, F76 (NSN: 9140-00-273-2377), Quantity 107,260,000 USG

The products must conform to the following specifications:

JP5: MIL-DTL-5624W

JAA: ASTM D-1655-19

JA1: ASTM D-1655-19

F76: MIL-DTL-16884P

If awards can be made, the Government anticipates award of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment contract(s) resulting from a solicitation. The anticipated ordering period is date of award through September 30, 2027. The anticipated delivery period is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with a 30- day carryover period. The anticipated methods of delivery will be tanker, barge, truck, rail car, and/or pipeline.

This upcoming solicitation will be available on the World Wide Web https://www.sam.gov. Please be advised that a hard copy of the solicitation will not be available. DLA Energy will be using the Bulk Offer Entry Tool (OET) for this Procurement. The usage of the Bulk OET is mandatory. The Bulk OET will allow Offerors to electronically submit and sign their offer (including the SF1449).