Propane

This procurement is for the delivery of 3,000 gallons of propane to support PNS paint operations at Building 404, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13 and commercial item procedures per FAR Part 12. The solicitation, numbered SPMYM326Q4057, was posted on June 17, 2026, with a response deadline of June 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST, and is exclusively open to small businesses registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with active status. The contract requires staggered deliveries of at least 400 gallons per shipment over a one-year period beginning June 23, 2026, with an estimated usage pattern of one delivery every two months, totaling 3,000 gallons by the contract end date. All deliveries must be scheduled in the morning with a minimum five-business-day notice, coordinated directly with the contracting officer and contract specialist, and shipped to the designated receiving point at Building 170, 2nd floor, Code KMC. Shipping must comply with MIL-STD-129 for military-packaged items and ASTM-D-3951 for commercial packaging, with all containers marked with NSN, FSN, LSN, or part number; quantity; QA designator 4; contract number; and origin and destination details. Prohibited packaging materials include asbestos, excelsior, yellow wrap (except for radioactive containment), and loose fill polystyrene for shipboard use. Vendors must use the DLA Vendor Shipment Module to generate shipping labels no more than two days prior to shipment. The pricing structure includes the cost of propane and a delivery charge of seven deliveries, with freight included in the unit price and no separate line item for shipping. Payment will be made Net 30 days after inspection and acceptance via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) or Government Purchase Card, with invoices submitted exclusively through WAWF. The award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, subject to a responsibility determination through the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mandatory compliance includes adherence to DFARS clauses covering safeguarding of unclassified technical information, NIST SP 800-171 requirements, prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment