The Defense Logistics Agency Energy awarded Epic Aviation, LLC, doing business as Epic Card Services, an Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $51,724,038.32. The contract provides for the delivery of aviation turbine fuel (NSN 9130-00-359-2026), also known as jet fuel, to support military aviation operations. Epic Aviation, as the prime contractor, will supply the jet fuel to various locations in the Salem, Oregon area under multiple firm-fixed price and fixed-price with economic price adjustment delivery orders. The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2023 and was awarded without the use of any small business set-aside designations. This award falls under a larger DLA Energy solicitation for the procurement of approximately 1.4 billion gallons of bulk petroleum products, including naval distillate fuel and additional aviation turbine fuel grades, across the Inland/East/Gulf Coast/Offshore regions of the United States from April 2022 through March 2023.
The task orders issued under this Indefinite Delivery Contract provide for the delivery of specific quantities of aviation turbine fuel ranging from a few hundred gallons to over 2 million gallons per order. The pricing for these orders utilizes both firm-fixed price and fixed-price with economic price adjustment structures, allowing for flexibility to account for fluctuations in fuel commodity costs. The place of performance for all orders is the Salem, Oregon area, likely supporting military aviation operations in the Pacific Northwest region. No major subcontractors were identified in the contract award information provided.