TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

EPIC AVIATION, LLC (CAGE 3AYN0), a certified Women-Owned Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business, has been awarded a delivery order under contract SPE60226D0483 for the supply of Aviation Turbine Fuel (NSN 9130-003592026) totaling $267,017.25, with an award date of July 14, 2026. The fuel will be delivered FOB destination to multiple military installations in Minnesota, including Duluth, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Saint Cloud, and Camp Ripley, under a performance period from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. The contract requires bulk truck or pipeline delivery of fuel containing Fuel System Icing Inhibitor, Static Dissipater Additive, and Corrosion Inhibitor, with all charges included in the unit price of $3.5602 per UG6 for the primary line item of 75,000 UG6. A ±10% quantity variance is permitted, and deliveries must occur Monday through Friday between 0700 and 1530 hours, with acceptance performed by government representatives at the destination points. Payment will be processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, using accounting codes specified in Block 17 and 25, and invoices must be submitted to the designated remittance address. The contract incorporates multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting, which mandates compliance with NIST SP 800-171, 72-hour reporting of cyber incidents, preservation of digital media for 90 days, and flow-down requirements to subcontractors. Additional clauses address small business growth incentives, accelerated payments to small subcontractors, limitation on information use in litigation, prohibition of fluorinated firefighting agents, and a ban on texting while driving. The solicitation, issued by DLA Energy under NAICS 424720, was awarded without a formal evaluation factors section, suggesting a possible Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection, though this is not explicitly stated. No specific MIL-STD packaging or marking standards are referenced, and only basic identification numbers from shipping documentation are required for labeling. The