Petromax Refining Company LLC, a Houston-based SBA-certified HUBZone small business, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with a ceiling value of $679.2 million by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy for the supply of aviation turbine fuel to the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract, effective April 8, 2025 through March 31, 2026, is structured as a fixed-price with economic price adjustment vehicle and falls under the HUBZone set-aside program. The underlying solicitation, issued as a pre-solicitation notice in May 2024, sought market interest for the provision of various grades of aviation turbine fuel including JP-8, JP-5, and JAA, as well as naval distillate fuel F76, for the Inland/East/Gulf Coast/Offshore region, with estimated annual quantities ranging from 15,000 to 785.4 million gallons. The anticipated ordering and delivery periods align with the contract's performance timeline, with delivery commencing April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.
Under this Indefinite Delivery Contract vehicle, six delivery orders have been issued to date, totaling approximately $48.9 million in aggregate ceiling value, with individual order values ranging from $4.6 million to $11 million and completion dates extending through August 2025. All delivery orders maintain fixed-price with economic price adjustment pricing and are performed from Petromax's Houston, Texas location, supporting fuel delivery to over 250 Department of Defense installations. These delivery orders do not carry individual set-aside designations, though the parent contract leverages Petromax's HUBZone certification. The fuel supplies procured under this contract support military aviation operations worldwide and are specified to comply with military and industry standards for jet fuel composition and performance characteristics, consistent with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy's mission to provide critical fuel logistics to the armed forces.