Turbine fuel, aviation

Lazarus Energy Holdings LLC, a Houston-based SBA Certified HUBZone small business minority-owned firm, received a fixed-price delivery order valued at $362,660.64 for aviation turbine fuel with an ultimate completion date of December 6, 2025. This partial small business set-aside delivery order was awarded on November 25, 2025, and will be performed in Houston, Texas. The contract utilizes a fixed-price pricing structure with economic price adjustment mechanisms, enabling the Department of Defense to manage procurement costs while maintaining flexibility to respond to volatile petroleum market conditions. This delivery order is issued under Lazarus Energy Holdings' larger $172.5 million master indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, awarded in March 2024 with a 49.03% small business set-aside provision, which authorizes comprehensive delivery of bulk petroleum products to over 250 Department of Defense and federal locations nationwide.

Lazarus Energy Services has established itself as a critical supplier within the federal fuel procurement infrastructure since its initial registration in the System for Award Management in October 2006, specializing exclusively in the procurement and distribution of aviation turbine fuel and petroleum-based products essential to military operations and logistics. As the prime contractor, the company performs all fuel procurement and delivery functions independently with no identified subcontractors. The company's extensive contract portfolio with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy demonstrates experience delivering hundreds of delivery orders for various turbine fuel specifications including JAA, JP5, and JP8, with individual order values historically ranging from approximately $18,000 to over $1.3 million. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, which manages the Department of Defense's fuel supply chain, provides continuity in critical fuel supply supporting military logistics and operational readiness across multiple regions and facility types throughout the continental United States.