GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

The contract, awarded to Petroleum Traders Corp with CAGE code 7W738 under the solicitation SPE60526FHRV7 and issued as a delivery order under SPE60521D8515, is a commercial item acquisition with a total value of $20,238.92 for 6,000 gallons of automotive gasoline (NSN 9130013884080) delivered under F.O.B. Destination terms. The award date is July 17, 2026, and performance spans from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2026, with deliveries targeted at multiple U.S. government locations including Fort Dix NJ, Tobyhanna PA, Mechanicsburg PA, McGuire AFB NJ, and others, each with designated DoDAACs for receipt and acceptance. The contract incorporates standard FAR and DFARS clauses, including those related to cybersecurity safeguards (252.204-7012), cyber incident reporting, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) payment instructions. The contractor is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business under NAICS 324110, and full compliance with NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity requirements is mandatory, requiring a current assessment in the Supplier Performance Risk System as a gating condition for award eligibility. Inspection and acceptance occur exclusively at destination points per F.O.B. Destination, with quality standards governed by ASTM D4814 for gasoline and QAP 52838 for energy product integrity. Invoicing is strictly mandated through WAWF, with payment processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, OH. No packaging, preservation, or labeling specifications beyond NSN, DODAAC, CLIN, and delivery identifiers are provided, and no MIL-STD requirements are cited. Amendments 0001–0004 have been incorporated via email, and the contract relies on commercial item clauses including FAR 52.212-1, -3, -4, and -5 without modification. The contracting officer is Bryan M. Sveum, with no designated COR or COTR listed, and the award was made under a compliance-driven, LPTA-like approach where technical acceptability—particularly