Provide No. 2 Heating Fuel Oil for Residential Quarters at the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Central Western Massachusetts, in Northampton (Leeds), MA, for the period October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012. The agency will require an estimated 18,000 Gallons of #2 Heating Fuel. The supplier shall calculate heating degree days to schedule fuel deliveries but will also be available on a will-call/as-needed basis. Deliveries are to the following locations: VAMC, 421 N Main St, Leeds, MA - Quarters 17 A & B - one (1) 275 Gallon tank VAMC, 421 N Main St, Leeds, MA - Quarters 18 A & B - one (1) 275 Gallon tank VAMC, 421 N Main St, Leeds, MA - Quarters 19 A & B - one (1) 275 Gallon tank VAMC, 421 N Main St, Leeds, MA - Quarters 21 A & B - one (1) 275 Gallon tank VAMC, 421 N Main St, Leeds, MA - Quarters 22 A & B - two (2) 275 Gallon tanks (both tanks are next to each other in the garage and the fill pipes are within arm's reach of each other - no truck repositioning is required) VAMC, 421 N Main St, Leeds, MA - Quarters 23 A & B - one (1) 275 Gallon tank NOTICE TO OFFERORS: For this solicitation, VISN 1 Contracting intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. VISN 1 Contracting is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data, or make a bid on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quotes on or about 8/25/2011. This is a small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 454311, Heating Oil Dealers with the small business size standard of 50 employees.