CONTRACTOR-OWNED, CONTRACTOR-OPERATED (COCO) FUEL STORAGE SERVICES IN DAVAO, PHILIPPINES

The Defense Logistics Agency Energy is soliciting Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) fuel storage services in Davao, Philippines, to support the receipt, storage, protection, and shipment of U.S. Government-owned Naval Distillate Grade F-76 and Turbine Fuel Aviation Grade JP-5. The contract is structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price arrangement with a five-year total duration, including a base performance period of 42 months from April 12, 2028, through October 11, 2031, and six one-month optional extensions as permitted under FAR 52.217-8. The contractor must deliver full operational capability for all fuel storage and handling infrastructure within 18 months of contract award, including inspection, acceptance, and commissioning of tanks and facilities. Services encompass infrastructure for dual receiving headers, product quality surveillance in compliance with MIL-STD-3004-1, additive injection capabilities, inventory control systems, local and national notification protocols, routing compliance, billing, ancillary facilities, and adherence to best commercial practices. All technical and management performance is evaluated under four equal-weighted subfactors: storage capacity and schedule, product receiving and shipping, product quality surveillance, and additive injection requirements, with past performance assessed based on relevance and confidence, and price as the third factor, explicitly subordinate to non-price elements under a best value tradeoff approach per FAR 15.103-1. Contractors are required to maintain a written Quality Control Plan acceptable to the government, with optional ISO9001 integration, and must perform all inspections and testing either in-house or through government-approved laboratories. Personnel must meet baseline security requirements, including an initiated NACI or equivalent and favorable FBI fingerprint clearance prior to work commencement; annual OPSEC and INFOSEC training provided by DLA Intelligence Office satisfies compliance. The contractor must provide appropriately trained substitutes for personnel leaving the contract and is prohibited from billing for personnel whose security investigations are pending. All submissions must be in English, formatted to strict specifications including 12-point Times New Roman on 8.5 x 11 inch pages with one-inch margins, and organized into three volumes: Technical/Management Proposal (max 75 pages), Past Performance (including complete Attachments IV through VI), and Price Proposal via Attachment II, with all calculations rounded to two decimal places. Offerors must register and maintain active SAM records, submit required representations and certifications, including disclosures of