Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, CA

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy is soliciting proposals under solicitation number SPE603-26-R-0521 for Alongside Aircraft Refueling Services at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, under a Firm-Fixed-Price contract structured as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside. The contract requires the contractor to furnish, manage, operate, and maintain Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated fueling facilities and equipment to provide 24/7 jet fuel (JP-5 and JP-8/F-24) refueling and defueling services to all tenant and transient aircraft. This includes bulk storage using two 165,000-gallon aboveground tanks, fuel receipt via truck transport, distribution, quality surveillance, and comprehensive maintenance of all contractor-furnished equipment, with strict adherence to military and federal standards including NAVAIR 80T-109, NFPA 407, DOT 406, MIL-STD-3004, and environmental regulations. Performance is to occur at MCAS Camp Pendleton with a base period spanning September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2030, and an option period extending to September 29, 2035, with a potential six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8, bringing the maximum duration to 114 months. The proposal submission deadline was extended to August 4, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and responses must be submitted electronically via email to bidcustodian@dla.mil in three distinct volumes adhering to strict formatting requirements, including a 75-page technical proposal, a two-page past performance reference list with up to three completed questionnaires, and a separate price proposal using Attachment VII. The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with technical management as the most critical evaluation factor rated pass/fail across eight sub-factors including staffing, operations, maintenance, and contractor-furnished equipment, where failure in any sub-factor renders the entire factor unacceptable. Past performance is also evaluated on a binary acceptable/unacceptable basis, with only unsatisfactory ratings from CPARS resulting in rejection. Price, the third and final factor, is evaluated quantitatively without adjectival ratings. The contractor must comply with extensive security protocols, including background investigations at IT-I, IT-II, and IT-