TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price contract, SPE602-26-D-0483, to EPIC AVIATION, LLC, a women-owned small business, for the supply of Jet A aviation turbine fuel. The overarching contract, effective from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, has a total award value of $12,832,379.00. The scope of work involves the delivery of 257,000 gallons of fuel containing specific additives, including Fuel System Icing Inhibitor, Static Dissipater Additive, and Corrosion Inhibitor, to various locations in Minnesota, including Camp Ripley, Duluth, and St. Paul. Under this base agreement, delivery order SPE60226FD16F was issued on August 5, 2026, for the delivery of 22,000 units of aviation turbine fuel at a unit price of $3.5921, totaling $79,026.42. This specific order is scheduled for delivery to AASF 1 Holman Field in St. Paul, MN, by August 31, 2026. The contract is administered by DLA Energy and requires electronic invoicing via Wide Area WorkFlow. Compliance requirements include strict adherence to DoD Energy Quality Assurance Programs and rigorous cybersecurity standards. The contractor must implement NIST SP 800-171 security controls and is mandated to report any cyber incidents involving covered defense information to the DoD within 72 hours. All deliveries are conducted on an FOB Destination basis, with government inspection occurring at the origin and acceptance performed at the designated destination sites.