TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

The contract, awarded to Marathon Petroleum Company LP under solicitation SPE60226FD07Q and delivered through IDIQ contract SPE60225D0480, is a firm-fixed-price delivery order for 1,470,000 UG6 of turbine fuel, aviation, with a base value of $4,855,042.50 and an optional variance allowing up to a 10% increase in quantity, bringing the potential total value to $5,340,546.75. Delivery is FOB origin at the contractor’s facility in Torrance, California, with a single performance date of August 28, 2026. The Defense Logistics Agency, through its Bulk Petroleum Product office, is the procuring activity, with Darren Taylor serving as the contracting officer and Matthew Padfield as the administrative point of contact. Payment will be processed by DEF FIN AND ACCOUNTING SVC BSM to the address P.O. Box 182317, Columbus, OH 43218-2317, using payment code SL4701 andvoucher numbers referenced in blocks 34, 39, and 42. The contractor, classified as a Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business under NAICS code 324110, must comply with stringent cybersecurity requirements including implementation of NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 safeguards for covered defense information, mandatory reporting of any cyber incidents to DIBNet within 72 hours using a DoD-approved medium assurance certificate, and preservation of forensic data for 90 days. All cybersecurity obligations flow down to subcontractors, and the contractor must protect proprietary information from unauthorized use by the government. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin by an authorized government representative, and all packaging must be marked with identification numbers from Blocks 1 and 2 of the contract using block printing. No specific packaging standards, bar-coding requirements, or military specifications are referenced, and while evaluation factors and basis of award are not documented, the award reflects a commercial item acquisition governed by FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5. The contract includes clauses related to incorporation of representations, limitations on third-party cyber incident data, and exceptions to cost pricing data for foreign military sales, along with provisions advancing small business growth.