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Amended ITB 2526H098 AMHS Lubricating Oils- Reposted

What is this notice about?

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is asking vendors to bid on supplying lubricating oils, as needed, for ships in the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) fleet. This reposted bid request has been amended twice to extend the deadline and answer vendor questions. Bids will be opened at 2:00 PM Alaska Time on November 11, 2026, in Juneau.

Why was this notice issued?

The State needs a supplier of lubricating oils to maintain and operate machinery and onboard systems on Alaska Marine Highway System vessels. The Invitation to Bid (ITB) was reposted, and two amendments were issued: Mandatory Amendment 1 extended the solicitation, and Non-Mandatory Amendment 2 extended the solicitation again and answered questions.

What action is being taken?

DOT&PF, through its Division of Alaska Marine Highway System, is seeking bids from vendors to provide lubricating oils on an as-needed basis throughout the Alaska Marine Highway fleet, under Invitation to Bid 2526H098.

Who is involved: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Division of Alaska Marine Highway System; vendors of lubricating oils

How can the public respond?

Respond by Wed, Nov 11, 2026 3 days from today.

“Bid Opening is scheduled for 2:00 PM (Alaska Time) November 11, 2026”

Ways to respond

What to include

Bid documents (ITB 2526H098, bid schedule, and Amendments 1 and 2) can be downloaded from the Online Public Notice website or requested from the Procurement Officer. Anyone who downloads the solicitation must register with the Procurement Officer to receive later amendments; failing to do so may result in rejection of the offer. The notice does not describe how to submit bids; see the bid documents. Bidders who want information kept confidential must mark it confidential, identify the legal authority that makes it confidential, and commit in writing to defend that claim; otherwise the State may release the full record after a notice of intent to award. Bidders with disabilities who need aids or special arrangements should contact the Division of Supply & Services no later than ten (10) days before bid opening.

Contact

Kaiden Ward, Procurement Officer
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Division of Alaska Marine Highway System
Kaiden.ward@alaska.gov
(907) 465-8446

Will there be public meetings?

  • Bid opening: Wed, Nov 11, 2026, 2:00 PM (Alaska Time)
    DOT/PF Headquarters, 3132 Channel Drive, Room 350, Juneau, Alaska 99801

Key dates

  • Sep 30, 2026: Amended, reposted Invitation to Bid published
  • Nov 11, 2026: Bid opening at 2:00 PM Alaska Time in Juneau

Original notice text

Non-Mandatory Amendment 2 - Solicitation Extension and Answering Questions Mandatory Amendment 1- Solicitation Extension The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), through its Division of Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), is soliciting bids for vendors who can provide lubricating oils on an as-needed basis for the maintenance and operation of vessel machinery and onboard systems throughout the Alaska Marine Highway Fleet. The Bid Opening is scheduled for 2:00 PM (Alaska Time) November 11, 2026, at DOT/PF Headquarters, 3132 Channel Drive, Room 350 in Juneau, Alaska 99801. Copies of bid documents may be downloaded (Adobe Acrobat format) from this Online Public Notice website. If you download the solicitation, you must register with the Procurement Officer listed below to receive subsequent amendments. Failure to contact the Procurement Officer may result in the rejection of your offer. Copies of the bid documents are also available upon request from the Procurement Officer. Kaiden Ward, Procurement Officer Voice: (907) 465-8446 Fax: (907) 465-3124 E-Mail: Kaiden.ward@alaska.gov NONDISCRIMINATION: The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 US.C §§ 2000d to 2000d4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. BIDDERS WITH DISABILITIES: The State of Alaska complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, and/or special modifications to participate in this procurement should contact the Division of Supply & Services at one of the following numbers no later than ten (10) days prior to bid opening to make any necessary arrangements. https://dot.alaska.gov/tvi_statement.shtml This notice governs the ownership, return, and disclosure of any offer or other record a bidder submits in response to this invitation to bid. (Herein, any reference to “Record” includes all such records and the offer; any reference to “Law” includes any federal or State of Alaska (State) law, including any court or administrative order or rule.) • All Records belong to the State. • The State has sole discretion regarding whether to return any Record. In exercising this discretion, the State will comply with all Laws. • Unless a notice of intent to award is issued, the State will, to the extent permitted by Law, consider all Records confidential and not subject to the Alaska Public Records Act (APRA). • If, and when a notice of intent to award is issued, the State will consider nonconfidential any Record unless, at the time of submission, the bidder undertook the following protective measures: • marked information confidential; • for any information marked confidential, identified the authority that makes that specific information confidential; and • committed, in writing, to explain in detail, including with affidavits and briefs, why each authority applies in any court or administrative proceeding in which any nondisclosure is challenged. • If the bidder did not undertake each protective measure, the State will not consider any information in a Record confidential: the State will disclose the entire Record without any redaction in response to an APRA or other request or, if it chooses, in the absence of a request and the State will disclose the entire Record without notifying the bidder. • If the bidder undertook each protective measure, the State will withhold the information marked confidential to the following extent: • the State agrees that the Law protects the information; and • if the nondisclosure is challenged, the bidder fulfills its commitment to explain, including with affidavits and briefs, how each authority applies to the information marked confidential. • The State will only notify a bidder of a request for the Record and of a planned release if the bidder undertook each protective measure, but the State disagrees that the marked information is protected. If there is such a disagreement, then before releasing the Record, the State will, to the extent permitted by Law and practicable, notify the bidder that it will disclose the information unless the bidder convinces the State not to or obtains an order prohibiting disclosure.

This summary was written by an AI model (Claude) from the official notice text. This is general information, not legal advice. Always confirm deadlines and instructions in the official notice. Legal disclaimer.