GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC with CAGE code 1BYK1 has been awarded a delivery order under the contract SPE60525D4502 for the furnishing and delivery of automotive gasoline and diesel fuel to various U.S. Department of Defense installations. The specific delivery order, identified as SPE60526FHRU2, has a total value of $28,738.10 for 8,000 units of automotive gasoline under NSN 9130013884080, with a unit price of $3.5923 and a permitted quantity variance of plus or minus 10 percent. The award was issued on July 16, 2026, and the broader contract under which this order falls has a performance period extending from May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2029. Deliveries are made FOB destination to multiple locations including Beale AFB, Travis AFB, Luke AFB, Lemoore, Fresno, and other military sites across California and other states, with inspection and acceptance performed by the Government upon delivery at each endpoint. The contract is classified as a fixed-price requirements-type with economic price adjustments, and the awardee is certified as a Women-Owned Small Business eligible under the WOSB program, with a NAICS code of 324110 for petroleum refineries. Payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, via Wide Area Workflow, with no alternative invoicing systems authorized. The contractor is bound by several Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses, including requirements to safeguard controlled unclassified information in accordance with NIST SP 800-171, report cyber incidents within 72 hours via the DIBNET portal, and flow down cybersecurity obligations to subcontractors. All packages must be clearly marked with the prime contract number SPE605-25-D-4502 and the delivery order number SPE605-26-F-HRU2 in block format, though no specific MIL-STD packaging, preservation, or barcoding standards are detailed. The contract also includes provisions encouraging small business growth, accelerating payments to small business subcontractors, prohibiting the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam, and discouraging text messaging while driving. The total estimated value of the underlying contract is stated at