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How to respond to the USACE bulk propane delivery market research notice
What USACE is researching
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, is researching businesses that can deliver bulk propane to Howard Hanson Dam and Mud Mountain Dam in Washington. Possible services include routine refills, emergency or after-hours deliveries, and delivery-ticket documentation. Tank monitoring or vendor-managed deliveries may also be described if commercially available.
This is a sources sought notice for market research, not a bid solicitation. USACE anticipates that it may establish one or more commercial Blanket Purchase Agreements, but it has not committed to issuing a solicitation or making an award. There is no guaranteed minimum quantity or number of delivery calls.
Deadline and what it means
Capability statements are due November 9, 2026, at noon Pacific Time. The notice also lists November 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET; those times are equivalent.
This deadline is for submitting information for market research, not for submitting a price bid. The notice says responses must be emailed and limits the capability statement to five pages, excluding attachments.
Who this opportunity may suit
This notice is relevant to propane suppliers and fuel-delivery businesses that can serve commercial, municipal, Federal, industrial, remote, or critical-infrastructure customers. A respondent should be able to explain whether it can serve each dam location and describe its service coverage.
USACE identifies NAICS 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, for market research. Respondents are asked to state the NAICS code or codes and size standard under which they consider themselves eligible, along with applicable business size and socioeconomic status.
How to access the notice and respond
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Email a PDF capability statement of no more than five pages, excluding attachments, to the contract specialist named in the notice. The provided email address is incomplete, so confirm the full address in the original notice before sending. The notice does not provide a mailing option.
Prepare a useful capability statement
Address the requested topics directly: company and contact details, UEI and CAGE code if applicable, business status, relevant contract vehicles, delivery experience, service coverage for both dams, dispatch locations, and approximate distance or travel time. If you offer monitoring or inventory-management services, explain the equipment, fees, data access, maintenance, and connectivity considerations.
Explain how you price commercial propane, including any benchmark used and how its value can be checked. Identify possible delivery, transportation, emergency, monitoring, tax, and other charges, and say whether charges can be fixed for a BPA ordering period. Keep the statement within the page limit, make claims specific and supportable, and clearly separate any attachments from the five-page statement.
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