Advantage Dist. LLC

Advantage Dist. LLC, doing business as Advantage Distributing & Lubricants, supplies aircraft lubricants, greases, hydraulic oils, fuel additives, and related petroleum-based maintenance products to federal agencies as a small-business prime contractor. The Rochester, Minnesota-based Subchapter S corporation holds no SBA set-aside certifications and competes predominantly in full-and-open and Total Small Business designated procurements, though the vendor's award footprint shows episodic participation across both categories.

The vendor's federal customer base is hyper-concentrated on the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation division, which accounts for 73 of 80 prime awards (96% of award count) and $820 thousand of the combined potential value. DLA Aviation has been Advantage's primary customer since the vendor's SAM registration in December 2016. Recent representative work includes a $23,966 Total Small Business designated purchase order for aircraft grease awarded June 30, 2025, a $6,261 firm fixed-price purchase order for engine lubricating oil awarded October 30, 2025, and a $6,435 engine lubricating oil purchase order awarded September 26, 2025. Beyond DLA Aviation, the vendor has received one $225,971 Total Small Business purchase order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for hydraulic oil (March 2023), one $49,368 purchase order from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation for turbine oils (December 2022), and one $37,459 Total Small Business purchase order from the Social Security Administration for insulating oil (September 2021). The vendor also holds two indefinite delivery contracts from DLA Aviation, each valued at $250 thousand, for solid film and white lithium grease products.

Activity peaked in 2021 with 14 awards, declined through 2023, recovered to 10 awards in 2025, and has registered 1 award year-to-date in 2026 as of April. Combined potential value across all 82 prime awards stands at $1.2 million, with $1.2 million obligated (98% execution rate). The vendor subcontracts minimally — one recorded sub-award under Triad National Security, LLC for additives and sealants in support of Los Alamos National Laboratory operations as of August 2025. Award concentration by product category is sharp: 74 of 80 awards align with Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing NAICS 324191; 77 of 80 awards carry PSC code for Oils and Greases: Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic. Advantage's federal footprint reflects a niche distributor role executing routine purchase orders for consumable lubricant replenishment rather than a systems integrator or prime contractor pursuing large vehicle-level work.

Manufacturer and Distributor of lubricating oil and grease, other petroleum products, industrial chemicals including Alcohols and solvents. Worldwide delivery capabilities of packaged and bulk products. Major brands represented include Chevron, Mobil, Shell, Lubriplate, Duragard, Phillips 66, Conoco, Kluber, Dow Chemical Baldwin filters, and Castol.