SAM #12639526Q0151

USDA APHIS Solicitation for Design-Build Jet A Fuel Storage Tank Systems at Moore Air Base

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking design-build services for the installation of two large Jet A fuel storage tank systems at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, to support sterile insect dispersal operations. - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), MRPBS Minneapolis MN office - Contracting managed by MRPBS, AAMD, with involvement from APHIS PPQ and ASD ESB offices - Products/Services Requested: - Two 30,000-gallon double-wall, fire-protected Jet A fuel storage tanks - Includes manway access hatch, tank vents, saddles/supports, flame arrestor on vent line, overfill protection valve, spill containment basin or dike, and all necessary accessories - Must be compatible with Beechcraft King Air Model 90 and future Cessna 208 aircraft - Complete design-build services including: - Foundation and anchoring design - Construction, installation, and commissioning - Environmental and safety compliance - Training and documentation deliverables - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Tanks must support uninterrupted fueling operations for sterile insect dispersal missions (New World Screwworm and MexFly) - Emphasis on safety, environmental compliance, and operational reliability - Project is a total small business set-aside - Firm-fixed price construction purchase order - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Estimated contract value: $250,000 to $500,000 - Place of performance: Moore Air Base, Edinburg, Texas - Contracting and oversight offices located in Minneapolis, MN and Riverdale, MD

Description

For more than 60 years, Moore Air Base has served as a hub for sterile insect dispersal operations, supporting an average of ten daily flights with two to three small aircraft that currently utilize low lead–grade aviation fuel. With the establishment of new production facilities and the planned modernization of the MexFly fleet, updated fuel infrastructure is now required. To meet these operational demands, two Jet A fuel storage tanks must be installed to support contracted aircraft for New World Screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal, as well as future aircraft to be procured for continued MexFly missions.

The Secretary of Agriculture has designated Moore Air Base as a critical production site for NWS to help prevent the spread of infestation to livestock and potential human hosts. To support this expanded mission, upgraded fuel storage capability is essential for upcoming flight operations. The base’s existing AvGas LL100 supply is incompatible with the Beechcraft King Air Model 90, the aircraft selected for NWS dispersal. Jet A fuel will also be required for the future Cessna 208 aircraft planned to replace the current Cessna 306 fleet used in MexFly dispersal operations.

Solicitation documents are posted below.

PLEASE NOTE: Interested parties are urged to read at least the first four pages of the RFQ.  This will save you and the government time because many of the questions we receive are answered there.  Thank you.

Amendment 1 is posted below. It changes the date of the site visit to June 1 at 9 a.m.

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