GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

MERRIMAC PETROLEUM, INC, identified by CAGE code 1BYK1 and certified as a Women-Owned Small Business, has been awarded a delivery order under contract SPE60525D4502 for the supply of automotive gasoline, with a total price of $31,136.25 for 8,700 units of UG6 tank truck deliveries. The award was issued on July 21, 2026, by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE60526FHSS9, with the performance period for the overarching agreement running from May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2029. Deliveries are made FOB Destination to multiple military installations including Travis AFB, Creech AFB, and Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, with the contractor responsible for transportation and risk until acceptance at the designated site. The contract mandates compliance with critical cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012, which includes safeguarding covered defense information, reporting cyber incidents within 72 hours, and preserving affected digital media for 90 days, with an applied deviation noted for this clause. Invoicing must occur electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, and payments are processed via DoDAAC SL4701 with remittance sent to P.O. Box 182317 in Columbus, Ohio. Packaging and marking requirements are limited to referencing purchase order identifiers in Blocks 1 and 2 of the delivery order, with no explicit MIL-STDs cited, though compliance with standard DoD logistics practices is implied. The contract includes clauses for accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, limitations on third-party cyber incident data disclosure, and encouragement of contractor policies banning texting while driving, while no evaluation factors, special contract requirements beyond cybersecurity, or formal attachments were explicitly outlined in the documentation.