GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a commercial item delivery order under contract SPE60524D1004 to BRZ INVESTMENT & CONSULTING LLC, a women-owned small business with CAGE code 8WNL3, for the supply of automotive gasoline and other petroleum products to U.S. military installations in Japan. The total price for the awarded line item is $42,393.42 for 12,680 units of automotive gasoline (NSN 9130-001487103), with a permitted quantity variance of plus or minus 10 percent. The contract spans a performance period from November 3, 2024, to July 30, 2029, and encompasses multiple delivery points including Yokosuka, Iwakuni, Atsugi, Akasaka, and other U.S. facilities across Japan, with fuel delivered via tank truck to above-ground storage tanks. The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 424720 and follows commercial item procedures under FAR 52.212-1, -3, -4, and -5, with payment routed electronically to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contractor is required to comply with specific quality assurance provisions (ENERGY-QAP-E18.01, -E37, -E21.01, -E22, -E35, -E12) detailed in Attachment II_FUEL_SPECS.pdf, and all deliveries must be accepted by government representatives at designated destination points, with documentation such as delivery tickets and SF-1449 signatures required for traceability. The contract incorporates a DPAS-rated order designation, mandating prioritized performance over non-rated orders, and the contractor has affirmed its status as a Women-Owned Small Business under SBA certification, requiring ongoing compliance with reporting obligations. Packaging, preservation, and marking requirements are not explicitly defined in the available documentation, though NSN and DODAAC SE8N07 are used for logistics tracking, and no MIL-STD references for labeling or handling are cited. The contracting officer is Mary Richardson, with Brian Hobbs as the administrative contact and Ayumi Aoki designated for delivery coordination, but no formal COR or COTR is named. While the base contract value is estimated at approximately $35.9 million across all line items, only the awarded portion of $