TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order under IDIQ contract SPE60226D0468 to PLACID REFINING COMPANY LLC, a small business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business with CAGE code 4HGA4, for the supply of 1,890,000 units of turbine fuel, aviation, at a unit price of $2.9770, resulting in a base contract value of $5,626,530.00. The contract allows for a 10% variance in quantity, bringing the total potential value to $6,189,183.00. Delivery is FOB origin from the contractor’s facility at 1940 LA HWY 1 N, Port Allen, LA, with a single delivery date of July 29, 2026. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin under the authority of the government, with no specific MIL-STD packaging or preservation requirements referenced; however, all packages and documents must be clearly marked with the contract and delivery order identifiers in block lettering and the total container count declared. The contract includes stringent cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012, mandating strict compliance with NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 to safeguard covered defense information, requiring reporting of any cyber incident to DIBNET within 72 hours using a DoD-approved certificate, mandatory submission of any discovered malicious software to the DoD Cyber Crime Center, and flow-down of these obligations to all subcontractors handling such information. The contractor must also maintain media containing covered defense information for forensic access and damage assessment upon request. Invoicing is to be submitted to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, with no electronic invoicing system specified. The contracting officer, Shannon Coleman, holds authority for award and administration, with no contracting officer’s representative identified. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses related to cybersecurity, small business growth, prohibition of certain fire-fighting agents, and restrictions on disclosure of cyber incident information, with no set-aside classification specified. The NAICS code 324110 applies to petroleum refineries, consistent with the nature of the product supplied.