NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at its office in the Administrative Services Finance Department located on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham, Washington 98225, for the following:

TRUCK AND TANKER FUEL SERVICE

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, June 23, 2026

At which time the responses will be publicly opened and read aloud (live via Zoom). All interested parties are invited to attend the live bid opening via Zoom. Late submittals will not be considered.

Whatcom County Public Works Equipment Services Division is seeking bids from qualified firms interested in providing Whatcom County with the annual supply of unleaded regular gasoline, ethanol free unleaded gasoline, ultra-low sulfur non-dyed #2 diesel, ultra-low sulfur dyed #2 diesel, and biodiesel (B5, B20, and B100) alternative fuel to be delivered by truck, trailer, and tank wagon.

Further information is contained in the bid document, which may be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://www.whatcomcounty.us/Bids.aspx , see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the bid posting page. If you are unable to download the solicitation documents, contact Purchasing at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities.

Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation (including gender identity), age, marital status, or disability, political affiliation, veteran status, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women owned consultant firms to respond.

Publication Date(s): June 3, 2026.

All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:

1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.

2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation.

If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders/distribution list. The Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders/distribution list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.

To request a current plan holders/distribution list, email [email protected] . Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line.