CONTRACTOR-OWNED, CONTRACTOR-OPERATED (COCO) FUEL STORAGE SERVICES IN PORT OF DJIBOUTI, HORN OF AFRICA

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) - Energy will be issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP/Solicitation) for Contractor-Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) ancillary facilities and services in the Port of Djibouti, Horn of Africa on 24 hours, 7 days per week basis.

Interested firms should be able to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, and supervision necessary to receive, store, issue, maintain quality, and account for petroleum products to include Turbine Fuel Aviation Grade JP-5/F-44 and Fuel Naval distillate Grade F-76. This requirement is to procure COCO fuel storage services with the capability to receive via Marine Tanker/Barge, store, protect, additize, as required, and ship commercial JP-5 and F-76 via Marine Tanker/Barge, Naval Vessel.

Storage (fill capacity) of 402,000 barrels (BBLS) of Fuel Naval Distillate, Grade F-76, and 205,000 barrels Aviation Turbine Fuel, Grade JP-5/F-44 is required. A minimum of two tanks per product interconnected to provide the capability of re-circulating/filtering of products between tanks within the tank farm, isolated from other facilities and products handled within the storage facility is required.

The solicitation number will be SPE603-24-R-0514 and it will be published electronically on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.SAM.gov. Interested companies responding to the solicitation will be required to register in SAM and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) formerly known as Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). This procurement will be unrestricted under NAICS code 493190 (Other Warehouse and Storage). The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed-price contract.

The resultant contract will include a four-year base period of performance, anticipated to commence July 23, 2025 through July 22, 2029, with one five-year option anticipated from July 23, 2029 through July 22, 2034, and an option to extend the contract for a total of no more than six months anticipated from July 23, 2034 through January 23, 2035. This procurement will be solicited under full and open competition.

This is not an RFP or a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis or any subsequent announcement. This information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.