91--AK-YUKON FLATS NWR-BPA AVIATION FUEL

The contract pertains to the procurement of aviation fuel for the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge under an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with a five-year term stretching from April 17, 2026, to March 31, 2031, and includes options that extend the total duration to no more than five years and six months. Performance is primarily centered at two locations in Fairbanks, Alaska—the FWS Airport Hangar and Float Pond Road—with deliveries made on a FOB Destination basis. The contract is issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, SAT Team 1, under the Department of the Interior, with administrative oversight managed from Falls Church, Virginia. While the estimated contract value is not disclosed, the solicitation emphasizes compliance with federal sustainability mandates, requiring the fuel to meet standards under the USDA BioPreferred Program, ENERGY STAR, and the EPA SNAP Program, while adhering to Green Procurement Compilation guidelines for environmentally preferable products. The contract imposes strict compliance obligations concerning small business participation, labor standards, and supply chain security. It incorporates multiple FAR clauses mandating the utilization of small business concerns, enforcing timely payments to small business subcontractors, and requiring a small business subcontracting plan with multiple alternates. Labor requirements include adherence to the Service Contract Labor Standards, Executive Order 14026 minimum wage obligations, and Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave provisions, with certain exemptions for maintenance and repair services. The contractor must comply with federal prohibitions on the use of equipment or services from entities linked to Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua, Kaspersky Lab, and other covered foreign suppliers under the National Defense Authorization Act and American Security Drone Act. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through the Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and all offerors must be fully registered in SAM with accurate UEI and CAGE codes, representing their size status and socioeconomic certifications. The award will follow a trade-off methodology, balancing technical capability, past performance, and price, with no LPTA approach applied. Additional requirements include combating human trafficking, food donation obligations, electronic record retention, and compliance with privacy training and employment eligibility verification standards, ensuring broad operational and regulatory alignment across all tiers of performance.