GASOLINE, AUTOMOTIVE

Merrimac Petroleum, Inc. (CAGE 1BYK1), a certified Women-Owned Small Business, has been awarded a delivery order under the DLA Energy contract SPE60525D4502 for the supply of 7,000 units of Automotive Gasoline (MMR) at a total price of $33,311.16, with delivery required by July 21, 2026. The contract is structured as a fixed-price requirement-type arrangement with economic price adjustments, governed by a multi-year base contract running from May 1, 2025, to October 31, 2029, with an estimated total contract ceiling value of $110.4 billion encompassing all potential line items and options. The product must conform to multiple Quality Assurance Procedures (QAPs) and ASTM standards including ENERGY-QAP-E18.01, E37, E21.01, and E4806, with inspection and acceptance performed at destination locations across California and Arizona, including Beale AFB, Lemoore, Travis, and Phoenix. Deliveries are FOB Destination, with the contractor bearing transportation risk until receipt at designated government sites identified by specific DODAAC codes. Payment is administered through WAWF using the DoDAAC SL4701, with remittance processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contractor must comply with DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information and reporting cyber incidents within 72 hours to DIBNet, and must adhere to NIST SP 800-171 requirements. Additional clauses include limitations on information disclosure, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, policies discouraging texting while driving, and prohibitions on fluorinated firefighting agents. The contract includes no specific packaging, labeling, or barcoding requirements beyond identification marking with DoD form numbers. No contracting officer’s representative is explicitly named, and while the contract references multiple FAR and DFARS clauses, no formal evaluation factors or award rationale are provided in the available documentation.