Turbine fuel, aviation, JA1

This delivery order, valued at $28,198.70, represents a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment mechanisms for the procurement and delivery of Jet A-1 aviation turbine fuel to support U.S. military operations in Great Britain. The award was issued on October 28, 2025, to Glasgow Prestwick Airport LIMITED, a Scotland-based foreign-owned contractor headquartered at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. This delivery order falls under the company's larger Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC SPE607-25-R-0202) valued at $120.8 million, which was awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy effective October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030. The underlying IDC resulted from a competitive solicitation conducted on a lowest-price-technically-acceptable basis for into-plane aviation fuel services across 53 commercial airports in 30 European countries. No small business set-aside designation applies to this award due to the contractor's foreign-owned status.

Glasgow Prestwick Airport LIMITED serves as the sole vendor under the primary IDC, delivering critical aviation fuel logistics to sustain U.S. European Command operations across military installations throughout the European theater. The company has established itself as a strategic fuel supply partner for DLA Energy since its federal contractor registration in March 2016, with historical delivery volumes exceeding 130 million gallons of various turbine fuel formulations including Jet A-1, JP-8, JA1, and TS-1. All delivery orders under the current IDC employ fixed-price pricing with economic price adjustment mechanisms indexed to Platts fuel price indices, enabling the government to manage commodity price volatility while ensuring reliable fuel availability. Since the October 2025 award of the primary contract, Glasgow Prestwick Airport LIMITED has received 27 delivery orders totaling approximately $805,000, demonstrating active utilization to maintain adequate fuel stocks at military installations throughout Europe.