TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price requirements contract with economic price adjustment to GRESHAM PETROLEUM CO, a women-owned small business eligible under the SBA’s WOSB program, for the delivery of turbine fuel, aviation, and other petroleum products to designated Department of Defense installations. The contract, identified as SPE605-26-D-8505, was awarded on July 20, 2026, under delivery order SPE60526FHSE7 with a total price of $33,501.00 for a single line item of 7,500 UG6 of turbine fuel, subject to a ±10% quantity variance. The broader contract period spans from January 3, 2026, to October 31, 2028, with an estimated maximum value of $17,737,742.12, encompassing multiple fuel types across numerous delivery locations including Camp Robinson AR, Rosecrans MO, Fort Leonard Wood MO, and other DoD sites. All deliveries are made FOB destination, with inspection and acceptance performed exclusively by government personnel at the point of delivery, conforming to Quality Assurance Plan codes tied to DoD fuel specifications. The contract incorporates FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5, indicating it is treated as a commercial item transaction with standardized terms and conditions, and payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, OH, using the Wide Area Workflow system per DFARS 252.232-7006. Invoicing must follow DFARS 252.232-7003, and payment terms are net 30 days. Critical cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012 mandate compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information, including mandatory reporting of cyber incidents to DIBNET within 72 hours, preservation of forensic media, and flow-down of requirements to subcontractors. The contractor is affirmed as a WOSB-eligible small business under NAICS 324110 with a size standard of 1,500 employees, and the contract structure reflects a 100% WOSB set-aside. No packaging, preservation, or bar-coding standards beyond