Turbine fuel, aviation, JAA

This delivery order, valued at $37,345.25, was awarded on July 5, 2023, to Petro Star Inc. for the supply of aviation turbine fuel (JAA grade) with a fixed-price contract structure that includes economic price adjustment provisions. The award was issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, a component of the Department of Defense, with performance to take place in Anchorage, Alaska. No small business set-aside was applied to this individual delivery order, despite Petro Star Inc.'s status as a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business and Alaskan Native Corporation-owned entity. This delivery order was issued under Petro Star Inc.'s larger Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Energy; at the time of this award, the company held a $290.5 million IDC covering October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, under which hundreds of delivery orders have been issued for various petroleum products including aviation turbine fuel, naval distillate, diesel fuel, automotive gasoline, and fuel oil products to support Department of Defense operations across the western United States and Alaska.

Petro Star Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), a prominent Alaskan Native Corporation with a diverse portfolio of federal contracting capabilities spanning defense, aerospace, technology, and energy sectors. The company has established itself as a strategic supplier within the federal fuel logistics network, leveraging its regional positioning and established infrastructure to deliver petroleum products via multiple transportation methods including tanker, barge, truck, railcar, and pipeline. While individual delivery orders under Petro Star's IDCs are not formally designated as small business set-asides, the underlying contracts reserve approximately 30.81 to 31 percent of fuel quantities for small business concerns, reflecting DLA Energy's commitment to balancing commercial competition with small business participation objectives in critical federal fuel supply operations.