GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to ROSSETTI S.P.A. (CAGE AB701), a small business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business, for the supply of automotive gasoline and other fuel products to multiple U.S. military installations in Italy under delivery order SPE60526D9401. The contract, awarded on July 17, 2026, with a period of performance extending from July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, includes a base award of $9,109.93 for 13,001 liters of automotive gasoline under line item 0001, with a permitted variation of ±10%. Additional line items cover substantial volumes of diesel fuel and burner oil, collectively totaling an estimated contract value between $6.5 million and $6.53 million, based on identified pricing and quantities. All deliveries are FOB destination, meaning the contractor bears all risk and cost until delivery at official DoD Activity Address Codes across sites including Camp Darby, Aviano AB, Ghedi, Vicenza, and Naval Supply Activity Naples. Fuel must strictly comply with Italy STD UNI CTI 6579 (January 2009 Edition), and each delivery requires unique identification tags, valid DODAAC codes, and a delivery ticket. Inspection and acceptance occur exclusively at the destination by government personnel using specified Quality Assurance Procedures for fuel types. The contractor is required to adhere to DFARS 252.204-7012, mandating implementation of NIST SP 800-171 safeguards for covered defense information, timely reporting of cyber incidents via the DIBNet portal, preservation of forensic data for 90 days, and flow-down of cybersecurity requirements to subcontractors. Invoicing must be processed exclusively through the Wide Area Workflow system, and payment will be handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contract incorporates clauses related to representations and certifications, cybersecurity protections, limitations on information use by litigation support contractors, and F.O.B. destination terms, but no formal list of attachments or detailed evaluation factors is present. The contracting officer is Orlando Merritt, with additional points of contact available through the DLA Energy office.