COMMERCIAL LAB TESTING - JP5

The contract award SPE60323FA3P1, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Bulk Petroleum Services office, is a firm fixed price order under the base contract SPE60322D5003 awarded to ITS TESTING SERVICES UK LTD. SHJ. B (CAGE 4TULW), a Women-Owned Small Business with Economically Disadvantaged status operating from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The order specifies commercial laboratory testing services for JP5, JP8, and FSII fuel samples, along with fuel laboratory transportation, all delivered under FOB Destination terms, with inspection and acceptance performed by the government at the destination using the Wide Area WorkFlow system. The contract period spans the base term of April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2024, with an option period extending to March 31, 2026, and the total estimated value ranges between $516,191.10 and $997,561.40 depending on option exercise, though this specific award reflects a delivery order valued at $2,834.00. Performance and invoicing must comply with mandatory DFARS clauses including cybersecurity safeguarding (252.204-7012), prohibition on covered telecommunications equipment (252.204-7018), and restrictions on subcontracting with state sponsors of terrorism, while payments must be submitted electronically through WAWF by the designated payment office in Columbus, Ohio. The contractor is subject to compliance with FAR Part 12 commercial item acquisition rules and has incorporated the Energy Quality Assurance Provision and Middle East Gulf Region Statement of Work as attachments, with all testing and service outputs required to conform to contract specifications and certified via Standard Form 1449. Specific line-item quantities and pricing are referenced from Attachment III, the Laboratory Testing Price Sheet, and the contract is subject to changes under FAR 52.243-1 with Alternate I, as well as protest and bankruptcy protections as prescribed by federal regulations.