What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 15 is issuing this Sources Sought Notice for market research and planning purposes to identify potential vendors for aboveground fuel tank inspection and fuel oil filtering services. The requested scope includes annual interior and exterior API 653-compliant inspections, annual fuel oil filtration, stabilizing additive and biocide treatments, and third-party laboratory fuel analysis for sixteen tanks located at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. All annual inspections and filtration work must be completed in February of each year. Interested parties must submit their market data and capability information by November 4, 2026, at 7:00 AM Central Time. Contractors must hold all applicable EPA, OSHA, and state environmental permits, as well as required API 653 certifications. The document does not provide a budget, formal evaluation criteria, or a specific contract term, as no solicitation currently exists.
Scope of work
- Annual interior and exterior inspection of 16 aboveground storage tanks
- API 653-compliant certification for each inspected tank
- Tank integrity testing, including hydrostatic or non-destructive testing
- Fuel oil filtration and recirculation with coalescing membrane water separation
- Annual fuel oil treatment using stabilizing additive, biocide, and cetane booster
- Pre- and post-filtration fuel sampling and third-party laboratory analysis
- Capture, containment, transport, and disposal of fuel, water, and filtration waste
- Documenting and pricing additional repair and maintenance work as needed
Minimum qualifications
- Evidence of current API 653 or equivalent STI SP001 inspector certification
- EPA, OSHA, and state environmental permits or licenses to handle fuel oil and dispose of hazardous waste in Missouri
Documents to include with your response
- Company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, email, UEI, CAGE code, Tax ID
- Business size status and socio-economic representations
- Self-performance or subcontracting statement with percentage breakdown
- Evidence of API 653 or STI SP001 certification and environmental permits
- Past performance examples from the last five years
- General pricing information
- Capability statement
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses by email to Erika Kobulnicky at [email protected]
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (36C255) with descriptions matching "aboveground fuel". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| JBL SOLUTIONS INC36C25522P0059 · ABOVEGROUND FUEL TANK INSPECTION AND FUEL OIL FILTERING SERVICES | $253.1K | Dec 12, 2024 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Remediation Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 562910
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.36C24825P2229 · GROUNDWATER TESTING | $99,924 | Sep 28, 2030 |
| HURT & PROFFITT, INC.36C24623P1905 · ASBESTOS MONITORING SERVICES | $200.0K | Sep 16, 2028 |
| GARRATT-CALLAHAN COMPANY36C26223P1636 · LEGIONELLA MITIGATION | $2.8M | Jun 16, 2028 |
| PETROLEUM RECOVERY SERVICES LLC36C25026P0250 · FUEL TANK CLEANING & INITIAL REFILL | $236.6K | Dec 18, 2027 |
| ACT SAFE, L.L.C.36C24826F0036 · WATER SAMPLING CONTRACT | $454.0K | Oct 31, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 562910, since Oct 1, 2024
332 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. SANDOW CONSTRUCTION INC$5.1M
- 2. VETGOV CONSTRUCTION, INC.$3.0M
- 3. ONSITE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC$2.9M
- 4. ARAYA CONSTRUCTION, INC$1.8M
- 5. CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC$1.4M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.