Amendment 0009 to Solicitation Number SPE608-26-R-0200 3.7 Domestic Ship's Bunkers Program

Period of Performance: Date of Award – May 31, 2027

Ordering & Delivery Requirements:

Orders will be placed approximately 5 days in advance; however, operational requirements may necessitate shorter notice.

The contractor shall deliver/discharge fuel within 5 days of product request/order placement.

Expect 1–2 vessels per week for resupply, with orders processed and billed via SEA CARD.

The contractor shall provide a 24/7 point of contact for order placement and coordination.

Operational Notes:

• If a T-AKE or other CLF ship is available, resupply is expected approximately every 10 days.
• Delivery Location: Pier 8, Port Ponce, Puerto Rico. Other locations within the Caribbean are not acceptable.
• In the event of inclement weather or port closures, delivery timelines may be adjusted by mutual agreement.
• Vessels will range in size from an LCS to as large as an LHD or T-AKE.
• If a barge is used for refueling operations, the contractor shall provide all necessary fendering and Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer equipment to ensure safe fuel transfer and compliance with all applicable regulations. Fendering requirements must be appropriate for the barge size and safe nesting against both pier and vessel.

Quality Requirements: Product (F76 and JP5) will be inspected and accepted on-site by DLA Energy Quality Assurance Representatives (QARs) in full compliance with MIL-DTL-5624, turbine fuel, aviation, Grade JP-5 (NATO F-44).

3.          Evaluation Criteria:

             FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

1. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

            FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY

            FACTOR 2: PRICE

            Proposals will be evaluated pursuant to FAR 52.212-2 – Evaluation – Commercial Items. The solicitation informs Offerors    that the contracting officer will evaluate proposals based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection  Process. In order to be considered for award an offeror must meet or exceed technical acceptability standards for non-cost  factors.

               FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY

                 In order to be considered, an offeror must meet or exceed the technical acceptability standards as follows:

               1.  Acceptable. To be deemed acceptable, an offer shall meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation, including the  requirement schedule and product specification requirements in Attachment A & D; and the below requirements must ALL be met if one is unacceptable, the entire factor is unacceptable and the offeror will no longer be considered for award.

                To be evaluated the:

               An offeror must submit a Certificate of Analysis (COA) or Certificate of Quality (COQ) that is not three (3) months older from the Solicitation closing date and Commitment Letter demonstrating that the offeror can meet the applicable specification for the product offered based on DoD Standard practice established for Bunkers servicing of fuels at commercial ports in accordance with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78) ANNEX VI during life of the contract.

            The Commitment Letter from each supplier must demonstrate that the Offeror has secured arrangements that will  enable it  to support orders for the product specified, in accordance with the requirement schedule, and  consistent with the delivery  requirements and all other terms and conditions in the solicitation.

                    As a Minimum, the Commitment Letter must state:

                    •Name and Address of the fuel supplier

                     •CLIN Number and Location of each CLIN to be supplied

                     •For each CLIN, the Total estimated Quantity to be supplied over the entire Delivery Period

                     •Starting and Ending Date of the Solicitation Delivery Period

                    •The Delivery Mode for each CLIN.

           Offers will be rated for this technical capability factor pursuant to the following ratings:

            Adjectival Rating             Description

             Acceptable                        Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

             Unacceptable                    Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

            Any Offeror who receives an overall Technical rating of “Unacceptable” after final proposal revisions will not be eligible for an award. The Contracting Officer will evaluate proposals using the criteria above for each line item. Offerors who fail to meet minimal technical requirements of the solicitation will be determined to be technically unacceptable and will not be considered for award.

              FACTOR 2: PRICE

           The offered unit price for each individual line will be multiplied by the estimated quantity resulting in a total base period contract price for that line item. The lowest price will be determined by the lowest total aggregated extended price for the total requirement. THE LINE ITEMS WILL BE EVALUATED AND AWARDED ALL-OR-NONE.

         PRE-AWARD SURVEY

         In addition to meeting the technical acceptability requirements above, an Offeror must be determined responsible in accordance with FAR subpart 9.1. The government may conduct a pre-award survey as part of making a determination as to an Offeror’s responsibility.

4. Terms and conditions: Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions of Solicitation SPE608-26-R-0200 remain unchanged.