GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

Merrimac Petroleum, Inc. (CAGE 1BYK1) has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, requirements-type contract under the Defense Logistics Agency with a total estimated value of $110,406,549,890.00, though the specific line item detailed in this award pertains to 7,000 units of gasoline, automotive (NSN 9130-001487103), priced at $25,456.70. The contract was issued under delivery order SPE60525D4502 and was awarded on July 21, 2026, with a performance period spanning from May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2029. The contract involves the delivery of various fuel types—including gasoline and diesel—to multiple Department of Defense installations across California, Nevada, and Arizona, with all deliveries required to be FOB destination, meaning the contractor assumes all risk and responsibility until physical delivery at the specified site. The contracting office is DLA Energy, and payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service using Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for all invoicing and receiving reports. The awardee is certified as a Women-Owned Small Business under NAICS code 324110, and the contract incorporates a broad array of FAR and DFARS clauses governing commercial items, cost allowing, small business subcontractor payments, cyber incident reporting, data protection per NIST SP 800-171, and prohibition of certain fire-fighting agents. The contractor must ensure secure, compliant fuel transportation using tank trucks and wagons, adhere to strict labeling and traceability standards via NSN and DODAAC codes, and ensure all personnel accessing military installations are U.S. citizens with proper identification. Cybersecurity obligations are stringent, requiring prompt reporting of any incidents affecting covered defense information within 72 hours and preservation of forensic data for at least 90 days. No option years are included, and the contract does not contain organizational conflict of interest provisions, reflecting its nature as a commercial item acquisition under FAR 52.212-4. The solicitation number SPE60526FHST0 and contract documentation reference multiple other CLINs totaling nearly $7.8 million across 10 fuel line items with a 10% variance allowance on the first line item