DIESEL FUEL

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price requirements contract with economic price adjustments to Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc. (CAGE 07ZM0), a small business certified as HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned, and 8(a) eligible, for the supply of diesel fuel and other petroleum products under contract SPE60525D4503. The contract has a base period from May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2029, with an estimated total value of $134,703,970.99 across all line items, though the immediate award under SPE60526FHSA1 is for $80,690.62 for 16,000 gallons of diesel fuel delivered to Ft Irwin, CA. Deliveries are made FOB destination to multiple military installations across California, Nevada, and Arizona, including Nellis AFB, Camp Pendleton, and Yuma MCAS, with inspection and acceptance conducted by the Government at each delivery point. Fuel specifications must comply with ASTM D975 for ultra-low sulfur diesel and QAP 52838 ENERGY-QAP-C16.69-12, Rev B, while packaging and marking require adherence to designated NSNs, DODAACs, and the instruction to mark all packages with “CODE SL4701” and “SEE SCHEDULE.” Invoicing is mandatory through Wide Area Workflow, and payments are processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under the accounting code 97X4930 5CFX 001 2620 S33189. The contract incorporates standard FAR clauses 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5 for commercial item acquisitions, and all line items allow for a ±10% quantity variance. The contracting officer is Lawrence Watson, with administrative support from Marichell Scott, while delivery coordination is managed locally through DLA Energy and site-specific contacts. No Contracting Officer’s Representative is formally designated, and while the contract structure reflects standard military logistics practices, no specific MIL-STD packaging standards or technical preservation requirements are explicitly cited in the documentation.