TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

EPIC AVIATION, LLC, a small business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business and eligible under the Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business program, has been awarded a delivery order under contract SPE602-26-D-0483 for turbine fuel, aviation, with a total price of $267,017.25 for 75,000 UG6 at $3.5602 per unit, with a ±10% quantity variance permitted. The award, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Energy division, is for delivery to multiple military locations across Minnesota, including Camp Ripley, Duluth IAP, Saint Paul IAP, and Saint Cloud, with FOB destination terms requiring the contractor to bear all transportation risks until receipt at the designated acceptance points. The contract falls under NAICS code 324110 with a size standard of $41.5 million in average annual receipts and is classified as a commercial item acquisition under FAR 52.212-4. The overarching contract value totals $12,832,379.00 across all CLINs and delivery locations for the period April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. The contract mandates stringent cybersecurity compliance through the mandatory inclusion of DFARS 252.204-7012, requiring the contractor to safeguard covered defense information and controlled unclassified information per NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2, report all cyber incidents to the DoD Cyber Crime Center within 72 hours, preserve forensic images and media for 90 days, and submit malicious software directly to DC3. Subcontractors handling such information must also be bound by the same clauses. The contractor is further obligated under FAR 52.204-19 to maintain current representations and certifications and must comply with additional clauses governing accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, prohibition of fluorinated firefighting agents, and contractor policies discouraging text messaging while driving. Payment instructions direct invoices to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, and the contracting officer is Joseph Yacovone, with no designated COR listed. Inspection and acceptance are performed exclusively by the government at destination locations using specified DODAAC codes, while packaging, preservation, and marking requirements are not explicitly defined in the available documentation.