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This is a government sale for the sale of used cooking oil or used vegetable oil by the Fort Knox Qualified Recycle Program (QRP). The duration of the solicitation is for 1 year. Interested bidders must complete and return the attached sales solicitation agreement, ensuring all fields are filled, including a signature, date, address, telephone number, and initials on each page. The company's offer price must be entered on page 2. Bids are to be sent to Jamie Daley and Anita Overton via email by the response date of May 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The QRP requires an average quarterly pickup, and the point of contact will notify the bidder when containers are full or collection is needed at different locations. Pickup locations may be revised. Fort Knox will provide containers. The bidder is responsible for securing the product after collection. QRP personnel will perform quality assurance. The QRP will invoice the bidder within five working days after pickup, and payment is required within fifteen calendar days from the invoice date. Bids may be rejected for non-responsiveness, including failure to conform to the solicitation, previous safety or environmental non-compliance, indebtedness to the federal government, or previous acts of negligence or misconduct. The bidder agrees to pay for the specified recyclable material based on the monthly Jacobsen Chicago, IL yellow grease market price. The winning bidder must provide the monthly Jacobson index price by the 2nd business day of every month. The QRP reserves the right to cease shipments if the sale price drops below $0. 00 per pound. Prospective bidders can arrange a visit to examine the materials by contacting the Fort Knox QRP. Failure to inspect the product may constitute acceptance. Modification of solicitation terms will result in a non-conforming response. Individual pricing information will remain proprietary and confidential. The bidder agrees to pick up used cooking oil within five working days after notification. Standard and seasonal pickup locations are listed. The bidder must weigh their truck at the QRP before and after collection to obtain weights for invoicing. All spillages must be corrected by the bidder, who is responsible for associated costs and damages. The bidder must notify the Fort Knox Fire Department and Environmental Management Division of any spillages. The bidder agrees to provide transportation at no charge to the QRP, using an appropriate truck capable of mechanically emptying the container. The bidder and vehicle must have the appropriate state license for transporting used cooking oil. Removal must occur between 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Allow time for access to Fort Knox. Payment shall be in the form of a bank draft, cashiers check, certified check, travelers check, or postal money order, made out to the U. S. Treasury Department/Fort Knox QRP. If the bidder fails to pay for or remove property within the allowed time, a ten-day written notice of default will be sent. Failure to cure the default within ten days will result in the loss of rights to the property. The QRP may suspend permission to remove materials until the default is cured or terminate the agreement with a ten-day notice. The bidder must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Vehicles are subject to search by law enforcement. The agreement period is for one year. Award will be based on the best price offered.
The bid notice states that the bidder agrees to pick up the used cooking oil within five 5 working days after notification for request. The bidder will need to remove all products within five 5 working days after notification for special requests.
The bid notice states that the bidder will be invoiced within five 5 days after pickup, and payment will be due within fifteen 15 calendar days from the date of invoice. Payment shall be in the form of a bank draft, cashiers check, certified check, travelers check, or postal money order.
The bid notice states that evaluations for award will be based on best price offered to the QRP.
The bid notice states that any potential bidders bid may be deemed nonresponsive for reasons including, but not limited to, failure of the bidders bid to conform to this solicitation, the bidders previous failure to conform to safety or environmental requirements, the bidders previous or current indebtedness to the federal government, or previous acts of negligence or misconduct on behalf of the bidder related to the their performance of a fort knox qrp sales agreement or other agreement with an agency of the federal government.
The bid notice states that if the bidder fails to pay for andor remove property offered for sale herein within the time allowed by the agreement, the qrp will send the bidder a ten 10 day written notice of default. Upon bidders failure to cure such default within ten 10 days calculated from the date of mailing, the bidder shall lose all rights, title, and interest which he may otherwise have acquired in and to such property as to which a default has occurred.
The bid notice states that a visit by prospective bidder to examineview the materials offered may be arranged by contacting the fort knox qrp at 520 ****, 8:00 a. m. 3:00 p. m. est monday through friday except for federal holidays.
The bid notice states that the amount of used cooking oil generated at fort knox is estimated at 15,000 pounds annually. This amount removed only serves as guidance for future collection on fort knox.
