Expression of interest Diesel supply to the U.S. Embassy…

The job at a glance

Solicitation number	PR16375549
Agency	Department of State
Office	U.S. Embassy Pretoria
Where	See the notice
Posted	November 13, 2026
Bids due	December 1, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC+02:00)
Who can bid	Open to any company
Industry	Other services (NAICS 457)
Notice type	Solicitation
Contracting contact	Monica Nagley · nagleym@state.gov
Official notice	View on SAM.gov →

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From the notice

Expression of interest Diesel supply to the U.S. Embassy Pretoria 1. Background U.S. Embassy Pretoria maintains estimated 90 U.S. government-owned and leased residences that rely on diesel generators as a tertiary source of power during commercial power outages. Outages in Pretoria occur monthly and last an average of 2-10 days. Post facility maintenance technicians refuel these generators. The post needs a dependable local source of quality diesel that technicians can collect directly from the vendor's station located within 5km of the USG Annex or Chancery. 2. Objective The post will set up a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a local fuel station. The station will supply diesel to authorized post technicians at its retail location on an as-needed basis, under the pricing, quality, and invoicing terms below The Scope of work is attached. Please sent your expression of interest…

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