TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a delivery order under contract SPE60226D0472 to ALON USA, LP, with a CAGE code of 1R7M9, for the supply of 900,000 units of aviation turbine fuel (JAA) at a base price of $3,299,220.00, with a permissible quantity variance of ±10%, resulting in a potential total value ranging up to $3,629,142.00. The delivery is scheduled for July 30, 2026, to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, under FOB destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all transportation costs and risks until final delivery. The contract is set aside for Women-Owned Small Business with 53% of the performance reserved under this category, and ALON USA, LP qualifies as both a Women-Owned Small Business and a Small Disadvantaged Business under the NAICS code 324110, with a size standard of $32.5 million in average annual receipts. Payment will be processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, via the Wide Area Workflow system in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003, and the contracting activity is the DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Product office located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with Sonji Epps listed as the contracting officer. Compliance with stringent cybersecurity requirements is mandatory under DFARS 252.204-7012, which mandates adherence to NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding covered defense information and requires immediate reporting of any cyber incidents to the DoD within 72 hours through the DIBNet portal. The contractor must preserve all forensic evidence related to incidents for at least 90 days and grant the government access to systems and data for investigation. Additional clauses require limitations on the use or disclosure of third-party cyber incident data, prohibit the use of covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, and mandate the implementation of counterfeit electronic part detection systems. The contract includes provisions for accelerated payments to small business subcontractors and prohibits the use of ByteDance-covered applications. No detailed packaging, preservation, or labeling standards are specified beyond the requirement that all packages and documents be marked with identification numbers in Blocks 1 and 2. Inspection occurs at the origin, but final acceptance is performed by the government at the