ENE58 No. 2 Heating Oil and APS Liquid Biofuel Notice of Intent
Federal opportunity from OSD03 - OSD - Category Management • Operational Services Division. Place of performance: MA. Response deadline: Aug 20, 2026. Industry: NAICS 15, 10, 17, 18.
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This is a World Trade Organization (WTO) notice of intent announcement only! Please do NOT contact the Issuer with questions about the anticipated bid. Bidders are solely responsible to monitor COMMBUYS.com for amendments to this announcement and for complete Bid posting.
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OSD03 (OSD – Category Management) has issued a WTO notice of intent for “ENE58 No. 2 Heating Oil and APS Liquid Biofuel.” The only firm date provided is a response deadline of 2026-08-20 14:00 UTC, and full bid details are expected to be posted on COMMBUYS. The notice explicitly instructs vendors not to contact the issuer with questions about the anticipated bid and to monitor COMMBUYS for amendments and the complete bid posting. There is one attachment link on COMMBUYS that likely contains additional details and should be reviewed immediately for scope, terms, and any response requirements.
Announce (via WTO notice of intent) an anticipated competitive procurement under contract/series “ENE58” for the supply of No. 2 heating oil and APS liquid biofuel, with the actual bid and any amendments to be issued and managed through COMMBUYS.
- Fuel suppliers/distributors that can provide No. 2 heating oil and APS liquid biofuel in the format and geographic coverage defined in the forthcoming COMMBUYS posting.
- Firms experienced with Massachusetts COMMBUYS state procurements and capable of complying with state contracting/commodity supply requirements once published.
- Supply No. 2 heating oil under ENE58 (details to be confirmed in the COMMBUYS bid/attachment).
- Supply APS liquid biofuel under ENE58 (details to be confirmed in the COMMBUYS bid/attachment).
- Track and respond to COMMBUYS postings and amendments for the complete bid package.
- Download and review the COMMBUYS attachment (docId BD-26-1080-OSD03-OSD03-127257; downloadFileNbr 2206971) for scope, pricing format, and required forms.
- Submit the complete bid response via COMMBUYS in accordance with the final bid posting instructions and any amendments.
- Ensure internal controls are in place to monitor COMMBUYS for amendments through the response deadline (2026-08-20 14:00 UTC).
More BidPulsar strategy notesCompliance, pricing, teaming, risks, questions, and coverage notes
- This posting is a WTO notice of intent announcement only; full requirements are expected in the COMMBUYS bid posting.
- Do NOT contact the Issuer with questions about the anticipated bid (per notice instructions).
- Bidders are responsible to monitor COMMBUYS.com for amendments to the announcement and for the complete bid posting.
- SBPP eligibility is listed as NO (not a small business set-aside).
- Confirm in the attachment/bid whether pricing is index-based, fixed, regional, or tiered across delivery zones; align your pricing model to the required format exactly as posted on COMMBUYS.
- Prepare to price both commodities separately (No. 2 heating oil and APS liquid biofuel) if the bid requests line-item or lot-based awards under ENE58.
- If geographic coverage or logistics requirements are broad in the ENE58 bid, consider teaming with a local distributor/terminal access partner to meet delivery/coverage requirements (subject to the bid’s subcontracting/prime rules once posted).
- If APS liquid biofuel sourcing is specialized, consider a supply partnership with a qualified producer/marketer to ensure consistent availability in the required specification (to be confirmed in the bid package).
- Limited information in the notice: key elements (delivery locations, volumes, specs, contract term, evaluation method) are not provided here and may materially affect bid/no-bid.
- Process risk: the notice prohibits contacting the issuer about the anticipated bid; failure to monitor COMMBUYS for amendments could result in a noncompliant or outdated submission.
- Set-aside expectation risk: SBPP Eligible is NO, which may affect competitiveness and teaming strategy.
- None to the issuer at this stage—this notice explicitly says not to contact the Issuer about the anticipated bid. Instead, identify questions to validate by reviewing the COMMBUYS attachment and the eventual full bid posting (e.g., delivery geography, product specifications for APS liquid biofuel, pricing format, and award structure).
Some notices publish limited source detail. Confirm these points before final bid/no-bid decisions.
- Full solicitation/bid package details from COMMBUYS (scope, specifications, volumes, delivery geography, contract term, evaluation and pricing format).
- Posted date and solicitation number/notice type fields are not provided in the brief.
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