GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

The contract, awarded on July 15, 2026, to BRZ INVESTMENT & CONSULTING LLC under the DLA procurement SPE60526FHRH2, is a fixed-price requirements-type contract with economic price adjustments, issued as a delivery order under the master contract SPE60524D4502. The total award amount for the specific line item is $23,208.00 for 7,500 units of automotive gasoline (NSN 9130001487103), with a permissible quantity variance of plus or minus 10 percent. Delivery is governed by F.O.B. Destination terms, requiring the contractor to transport the fuel via tank truck to multiple Department of Defense installations across Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, and Texas, with final inspection and acceptance occurring on-site by designated government representatives. The contract enforces strict quality assurance standards, including compliance with QAP codes C16.15, E12, E37, E40.01, E1, E22, E35, and ASTM D5798 for ethanol-free fuel, and mandates adherence to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 C.F.R. 1910.1200), requiring GHS-compliant labeling and accompanying Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous material shipments. Payment processing is exclusively through the Wide Area Workflow system, with remittance directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, and the contracting officer is Lawrence Watson of DLA Energy. The contract is fully set aside for a Women-Owned Small Business that is also 8(a) certified, affirming the awardee’s small business status under a 1,500-employee size standard. It incorporates multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses, including cyber incident reporting requirements under 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7009, accelerated payment provisions for small business subcontractors under 52.232-40, and the use of Wide Area Workflow for payment instructions under 252.232-7006. While the contract spans a performance period from December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028, with an estimated total contract value of over $7.