Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · DLA ENERGY
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
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What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
SPE605-27-RFI-1001
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
324110
Product service code
9140
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Partial
Posted
2026-10-08
Response deadline
Oct 22, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
omar.joyce@dla.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 324110 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
RFI #: SPE605-27-RFI-1001 Date Posted: October 8th. 2026 Date Responses Due: October 22nd, 2026 This Source Sought Notice (SS) SPE605-27-RFI-1001 is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) - Energy. In accordance with FAR 15.101(c), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. DLA Energy will not provide reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to this RFI. The purpose of this SS is to identify qualified small businesses (including 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)), and Large Businesses that are interested and capable of providing for the ground fuels requirement for DLA-Energy. This SS covers the ground fuels requirement for DLA-Energy customers located in the following States: Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Ohio. The expected period of performance is August 1, 2027 – August 31, 2030. Products to be procured: Avgas (130) NSN: 9130-00-179-1122 Biodiesel (BDI) NSN: 9140-01-470-4520 ULSD (DS1) NSN: 9140-01-524-5174 ULSD (DS2) NSN:9140-01-524-0139 ULSD (DSS) NSN:9140-01-541-6760 ULSD (DSW) NSN:9140-01-541-6767 Fuel, Ethanol (E85) NSN:9130-01-470-2024 Fuel Oil, Burner (FS1) NSN: 9140-00-247-4366 Fuel Oil, Burner (FS2) NSN: 9140-00-247-4460 Gasohol, Regular Unleaded (GUR) NSN:9130-01-090-1093 Turbine Fuel, Aviation (JAA) NSN: 9130-00-359-2026 Kerosene (KS1) NSN: 9140-01-292-4460 Marine Gas Oil (MGO) NSN:9140-01-313-7776 Reformulated Gasoline, Midgrade (MMR) NSN: 9130-01-388-4513 Reformulated Gasoline, Premium (MPR) NSN: 9130-01-388-4524 Reformulated Gasoline, Regular (MRR) NSN: 9130-01-388-4080 Gasoline, Midgrade Unleaded (MUM) NSN: 9130-01-272-0383 Gasoline, Premium Unleaded (MUP) NSN: 9130-00-148-7104 Gasoline, Regular Unleaded (MUR) NSN: 9130-00-148-7103 For purpose of compiling responses to this Source Sought Notice, the deadline is set on October 22nd, 2026, 9:00 AM, Eastern Time. In responding to this notice please provide the following information: Your company name, CAGE Code, any owners, email address, and phone numbers. Background information of the firm and/or contractor regarding technical capability and ability to perform. Does your company participate in any socioeconomic programs/small business programs? If so, please state what programs(s)? What type of fuel can you supply? Which states can you supply fuel for? What are the names and locations of your fuel supplier(s)? Are you a refinery? If so, is your refinery a small business (producing less than or equal to 200,000 barrels)? Has your company participated in any current or previous contracts under the Direct Delivery Ground Fuels Program? If so, were any of those contracts performed in any of the states listed above, or surrounding areas? Remember to Include “RFI# SPE605-27-RFI-1001 COG 3” in the subject line. Responses and/or questions are to be sent to the contracting office points of contact: Sabrina Holland at Sabrina.Holland@dla.mil, Omar Joyce at Omar.Joyce@dla.mil, and DLA Energy FEPAA at DLAENERGYFEPAA@dla.mil. In addition, please ensure the information in the System for Award Management (SAM) website identifies your company status under NAICS 324110, even if you are not a refinery. If your company size meets the small business standard for NAICS 324110, please register that NAICS code to your SAM profile. The solicitation will be uploaded to SAM.gov.
Contact
Point of contact
Omar Joyce
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
omar.joyce@dla.mil
Secondary
sabrina.holland@dla.mil
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