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This is a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, intended for planning purposes only. This is not a request for quotes (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB) or request for proposals (RFP). This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or solicit a requirement for the products listed in this notice. The Government intends to release a solicitation in the near future.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District seeks a contractor to receive an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to supply and deliver petroleum lubricants, synthetic lubricants, greases and fuel additives to the Dredge Goetz fleet and Maintenance & Repair section. The period of performance for this contract shall be one base year, with four (4), one-year option periods, to be exercised unilaterally at the discretion of the Government.

Products will be ordered on an “as needed basis” by the Government through individual Delivery Orders issued by the by the Contracting Officer. The Government will make all efforts to consolidate orders. Orders shall be received no later than five (5) business days after receipt of order.

Shipping shall be FOB (destination) and pricing shall include the cost of delivery.

The overwhelming majority of the deliveries will be to the USACE Fountain City Service Base, 431 North Shore Dr, Fountain City WI 54629. A small number of deliveries will be made elsewhere along the Mississippi River, based on the location of the Dredge Goetz. Possible delivery locations will be included in the solicitation.

ALL OIL AND LUBRICANTS SUPPLIED MUST BE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER for the duration of the contract.

Oils and lubricants will be ordered by the standard container sizes - 5 gal pail, 16 gal keg, 55 gal drum

The solicitation and contract will contain an Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index for Petroleum Lubricating Oils and Greases, Refined Petroleum [PCU3241913241910]. This will adjust the price of each product based on market changes, to reduce risk to the Contractor.