Specifications include, but are not limited to: SPECIFICATION – FUEL PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS All #2 fuel furnished shall conform to ASTM standards (#2 FUEL - D-396-08B and referenced documents) or most recent revision. The maximum sulfur content shall not exceed 0.4% or as indicated by the most recent ASTM standard. In the event of a change in the federal standard, the sulfur content will not exceed that which is mandated by the Federal Government. SPECIFICATION - PRODUCT COMPLIANCE It is mutually agreed that if the #2 heating oil furnished and delivered by the successful vendor to the State of New Hampshire, does not conform to the standard specifications included in this bid, the State reserves the right to purchase said fuel elsewhere charging any additional cost to the Vendor. The Vendor will be responsible for removing the non-conforming fuel. The State may request an analysis, from an approved laboratory, of the fuel delivered at no cost to the State. Vendor's offer must meet or exceed the required specifications as written. The State of New Hampshire shall be the sole determining factor of what meets or exceeds the required specifications. SPECIFICATION -PRODUCT TESTING The State reserves the right to test any fuel product delivered to any of the fuel locations stated within this solicitation or any locations added to the resulting contract over its term for compliance to the product ordered or the specifications and standards herein. If the results of any such test performed determine that the product sold, furnished and delivered to any State locations, does not meet the specifications of the product ordered or the specifications and standards established by the State of New Hampshire and/or the Federal Government, the Vendor responsible for the error will be reported to the NH Department of Environmental Services and held responsible for removing the incorrect product from the delivery location, cleaning of the tank if necessary, delivering the correct product and paying all charges associated with the error including the testing procedure. While the error condition exists, the State reserves the right to purchase said fuel elsewhere charging any additional cost to the Vendor. The vendor responsible for the error would also be subject to the relative “default” conditions as stated in the Terms and Conditions section of this bid.
