TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), has awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order under contract SPE60226D0463 to VETJET FUELS LLC, a small business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, for the procurement of 4,619,233 gallons of Aviation Turbine Fuel JAA at a total value of $17,144,976.16, with a contractual quantity tolerance of ±10%. The order, issued under solicitation SPE60226FD09L and awarded on July 21, 2026, requires delivery FOB Origin from the vendor’s location at 13601 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX, with a single delivery window on August 6, 2026, and inspection and acceptance to occur at the same origin point under the DODAAC SJ0642. The contract includes standard commercial item provisions under FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 and incorporates critical cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7014, mandating immediate reporting of cyber incidents to DIBNET within 72 hours, preservation of affected system media for at least 90 days, submission of malicious software to DC3, and use of a DoD medium assurance certificate for secure reporting. The contractor must also flow down all cybersecurity obligations to subcontractors and comply with NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 security controls for covered defense information systems, while ensuring any cloud service providers meet the FedRAMP Moderate baseline. Packaging and marking instructions require all shipments to reference the contract number and delivery order number, with detailed handling specifications directed to an unprovided schedule, and no explicit references to MIL-STD-129, MIL-STD-2073, or MIL-STD-2034 are included. Payment is processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under payment code SL4701, with no specified COTR assigned. The contract environment emphasizes strict compliance with cybersecurity, CUI handling, and delivery standards, while leveraging the small business set-aside authority under NAICS code 424720,