GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC, a small business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business with CAGE code 1BYK1, has been awarded a delivery order under contract SPE60525D4502 for the supply of automotive gasoline under solicitation SPE60526FHSR2. The award, issued on July 21, 2026, carries a total value of $14,629.88 for 3,000 gallons of automotive gasoline at a fixed unit price of $4.8766, with a permitted quantity variance of plus or minus 10 percent. This delivery order falls under a broader long-term requirements contract with a period of performance spanning from May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2029, which encompasses multiple fuel types and delivery locations across California and Arizona, including Beale AFB, Luke AFB, Travis AFB, and other military installations. All deliveries are FOB destination, meaning the contractor assumes responsibility for transportation costs and risks until the product reaches the designated military facility. Payment processing is governed by the Wide Area Workflow system, with invoices submitted electronically via web, EDI, or FTP to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under DoDAAC SL4701. The contract includes mandatory flow-down clauses requiring compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding covered defense information, cyber incident reporting within 72 hours via the DIB Net portal, and the preservation of digital media for forensic review. The contractor is also subject to obligations under DFARS 252.204-7012, including flow-down requirements to subcontractors, and must comply with restrictions on the use and disclosure of information by litigation support contractors. Additional clauses require accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, prohibit the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam on military installations, and encourage contractor policies banning texting while driving. No specific packaging, preservation, or labeling standards are detailed beyond the requirement that all packages be marked with identification numbers from Blocks 1 and 2, and no MIL-STD references are cited. The contracting officer for administration is Marichell Scott of DLA Energy, and the award reflects a small business set-aside with no competition restrictions indicated. The overall contract structure is fixed-price with no economic price adjustments