Request For Information for Alcohol to Jet (ATJ-5)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) Supplier Survey Introduction The Defense Logistics Agency Energy is seeking feedback from potential suppliers of ATJ-5 for the purposes of procuring quantities suitable for the Navy to move forward with their efforts to certify alternative aviation fuels. The fuel will be used to demonstrate the operational performance, safety, suitability and effectiveness of ATJ in order to obtain approval for use as a drop-in replacement for conventional JP-5. DISCLAIMER: This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is issued solely for information purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. This Sources Sought synopsis is not a request for proposals (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. This is for planning and market research purposes only and shall not be considered as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be made as a result of this synopsis. Responding to this RFI DLA Energy encourages all interested parties to submit information addressing the following: 1. Do you currently have the capability to produce ATJ-5 fuel in accordance with the attached specification documents? 2. Do you currently have a facility capable of producing ATJ-5? 3. If yes, what is the current production capacity of your facility for ATJ-5 (gallons per month)? 4. Do you have plans to increase production capacity beyond your current capabilities? If so, over what time frame, and what would the production capacity be as a result of this increase? 5. By what date do you believe you could produce 25,000 gallons of ATJ-5? By what date do you believe you could produce an additional quantity of 80,000 gallons (Total of 105,000 gallons) of ATJ-5? Response Submission Deadline Responses to this RFI must be submitted no later than 3:00PM local Fort Belvoir, VA USA time, on January 4, 2012. Responses will be sent with the subject line of "Alcohol to Jet RFI" via email to Brandie Wells (brandie.wells@dla.mil), Ayodele Warburton (ayodele.warburton@dla.mil) and/or Norma Birch (norma.birch@dla.mil). Authorized file formats include: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) Microsoft Word (.doc) and Microsoft Excel (.xls). Receipt of responses submitted via email will be confirmed via reply email from DLA Energy within a one-week period to the designated point of contact following the close of this RFI. Agency Point of Contact for Inquiries and Submissions Brandie Wells Ayodele Warburton Contract Specialist Contract Specialist Tel: 703.767.9311 Tel: 703.767.9271 brandie.wells@dla.mil ayodele.warburton@dla.mil Josh Catlin Contracting Officer Tel: 703.767.9256 joshua.catlin@dla.mil Confidential and/or Proprietary Information DLA Energy will not publicly disclose proprietary information obtained as a result of this RFI. To the full extent that it is protected by law and regulations, information identified by a respondent as Proprietary or Confidential will be safeguarded.