FUEL OIL, BURNER

Contract SPE60526P6178 is a firm-fixed-price award issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy on July 2, 2026, to Clipper Oil, Inc. for the delivery of 2,500 gallons of Burner No. 1 S5000 Fuel Oil. The total contract price is $10,950.00, with a unit price of $4.38 per gallon. The fuel is to be delivered F.O.B. Destination to Wrangell St. Elias National Park in Copper Center, Alaska. This procurement was conducted as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 424720. The fuel must meet ASTM D396 technical specifications, including a sulfur content not exceeding 0.50 weight percent and visual dyeing with Solvent Red 164 per 40 CFR Part 80 for tax compliance. Delivery is typically performed via tank wagons to above-ground storage tanks, and the government allows for a quantity variation of plus or minus 10 percent. Quality assurance requires that the fuel be mechanically mixed or in-line blended prior to loading to ensure homogeneity, with no water bottoms permitted. Administrative oversight is managed by Contracting Officer Sandra Smallwood, and invoicing must be processed electronically through Wide Area Workflow. The contract incorporates various federal regulations, including NIST SP 800-171 for the protection of controlled unclassified information and mandatory reporting of cyber incidents within 72 hours. Additionally, the award includes standard FAR clauses regarding the Buy American Act, contractor ethics, and whistleblower protections.