GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

Merrimac Petroleum, Inc. has been awarded a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustments under solicitation SPE60525D4502, administered by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, for the delivery of automotive gasoline and diesel fuel to multiple military installations across California, Arizona, and Nevada. The contract period spans from May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2029, and includes multiple line items for fuel types identified by National Stock Numbers, with the specified line item for gasoline having a contract value of $28,360.08 for 8,700 units at $3.2598 per unit, subject to a ±10% option range. The estimated total contract value is $110.4 billion, reflecting projected cumulative requirements over the five-year term, not limited to the base quantities listed. Deliveries are FOB destination, with inspection and acceptance occurring at designated military bases including Beale AFB, Luke AFB, Fresno ANG, and others, all under the authority of the U.S. Government using assigned DODAAC codes. The contractor is required to submit all invoices electronically through the Wide Area Workflow system, with payment processed via the Defense Logistics Agency Energy payment office in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Merrimac Petroleum, Inc., identified by CAGE code 1BYK1, is certified as a Women-Owned Small Business under the NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries), with a size standard of 500 employees. The contract includes mandatory compliance with cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012, necessitating implementation of NIST SP 800-171 safeguards for Controlled Unclassified Information, mandatory reporting of cyber incidents within 72 hours via DIBNet, and preservation of forensic media. All subcontractors handling covered defense information must also comply with these cybersecurity obligations. Packaging and marking requirements are minimal, limited only to referencing identification numbers from Blocks 1 and 2 of the contract documentation, with no specific MIL-STDs or preservation standards cited. The contract enforces policies on small business growth, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and prohibits text messaging while driving, while also including clauses that exempt the contractor from certified cost or pricing data requirements due to Foreign Military Sales indirect offsets. No contract options are explicitly defined, and the procurement was awarded without competition under