Solicitation 19NP4026Q9470 Purchase of Fuel

The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, under the Department of State, is soliciting fuel supplies including up to 20,000 liters of gasoline and up to 100,000 liters of diesel HSD for delivery to Kathmandu, Nepal under CIF terms, with acceptance occurring at the embassy location. The solicitation, numbered 19NP4026Q9470, was posted on April 23, 2026, with a response deadline of June 8, 2026, and is issued as a firm-fixed-price commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12, evaluated under the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) framework, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold and award goes to the lowest-priced responsive offeror. All offers must comply with mandatory FAR clauses including 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 for representations and certifications, 52.212-4 for commercial item terms, 52.204-23 and 52.204-25 prohibiting Kaspersky and covered telecommunications equipment, and 52.225-19 requiring compliance with diplomatic mission personnel rules. Contract administration is managed by the Financial Management Officer at the embassy in Kathmandu, with invoicing and payment instructions to be coordinated through the designated point of contact, and payments processed via electronic funds transfer as required by FAR 52.232-33. The offeror must hold a current UEI and SAM registration, provide no prohibited entity certifications, and adhere to strict compliance requirements on sanctions, trafficking in persons, child labor, and subcontractor responsibility. Fuel delivery is required at the embassy’s location in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, with inspection and acceptance conducted by an authorized government representative upon arrival, though no specific fuel quality standards beyond contractual compliance are detailed. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to ktmcontracts@state.gov in PDF, Word, or Excel formats, with individual files not exceeding 20MB, and must include all required FAR clauses and certifications without deviation. The contract includes no option periods, pricing data is to be provided by the offeror, and the total contract value is currently unquantifiable due to blank pricing fields in the solicitation.