The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), 2000 Bainbridge Ave., Charleston, SC , 29405 intends to purchase #2 Heating Fuel Oil. The Contractor shall provide, on a will-call basis #2 heating fuel oil at various buildings/tanks around the facility. Building locations shall be as designated by the Contracting Officer. The tank sizes will be provided by the Contracting Officer after award. In the case of emergencies, the Contractor shall respond and fill the appropriate tank(s) within 24 hours of the call. As additional buildings that require fuel oil come on line, those buildings shall be considered to be within scope of the purchase order and shall be added by means of a bilateral modification to the purchase order. Such modification(s) will be supplemental agreement(s) and shall use the same unit pricing structure as the original order. Delivery frequency for tanks may be adjusted downward outside of the heating season based on decreased usage which will be determined by the Contracting Officer. The annual requirement for the purchase order is estimated to be 190,000 gallons of #2 heating fuel oil and is inclusive of any and all buildings that may be added. This estimate is not guaranteed and actual consumption may be above or below the estimated quantity. There is a guaranteed minimum of 85,000 gallons of #2 heating fuel.This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the incorporated provisions and clauses are current through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-5 dated August 26, 2005. FAR Clauses 52.203-5, 52.212-4, 52-212-5, 52.219-6, 52.225-13, 52.232-18, 52.244-06, and 52.252-2 are applicable to the acquisition. HSAR Clause 3052.209-70 is also applicable to this acquisition. The following clauses in 52.212-5 are checked: 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-35, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the Provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, within its offer. All FAR clauses and provisions can be found at www.arnet.gov/far and the HSAR clause can be found at www.dhsonline.dhs.gov. Vendor must also provide its Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS). Vendor must be registered in the Contractor Central Registration (CCR) database. The period of performance shall be from October 01, 2005 through September 30, 2006. Pricing for this solicitation shall be based on the Rack Price the day of delivery using the Hess Weekly Average Rack Price for the Charleston, SC area plus Contractor mark-up price per gallon for transportation, margin, etc. on a keep-full basis. Contractor shall submit the rack price for that day with each invoice. Provide your mark-up price per gallon for transportation, margin, etc. in your proposal. Quotes can be faxed or e-mailed to William Johnson at (301) 877-8521 or
[email protected] on or before close of business (4:00 EST) on September 28, 2005.