Calumet Montana Refining, LLC

Calumet Montana Refining, LLC, doing business as M R C, supplies aviation turbine fuel (JP-5, Jet A, JP-8, JA-1) and naval distillate (F76) to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor under single-award indefinite-delivery contracts, competing on an unrestricted full-and-open basis with no set-aside designation.

Calumet is a for-profit limited liability partnership and specialty petroleum refiner headquartered in Great Falls, Montana, classified under NAICS 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) and PSC 9130 (Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base). The company operates a single refining facility in Great Falls that stages fuel for distribution via tanker, barge, truck, railcar, and pipeline to military installations across the Rocky Mountain, West Coast, and Offshore regions. Calumet competes exclusively as an unrestricted prime contractor; the source contains no evidence of SBA set-aside certifications, subcontract activity, or minority ownership.

Calumet's customer footprint is highly concentrated. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (the DoD fuel procurement component) accounts for 437 of 446 total awards (99% of count) and $236.2 million of $282.8 million combined potential value. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Rocky Mountain Region holds three small awards valued at $382 thousand. This concentration reflects Calumet's role as a cornerstone supplier for defense fuel logistics: the company holds four active single-award indefinite-delivery IDIQ contracts with DLA Energy, the most recent awarded September 26, 2025, with a $3.35 million ceiling through September 30, 2026.

Calumet's activity spans 446 prime delivery orders and IDV awards dating to 2005. Recent trajectory shows year-over-year volume: 23 awards in 2022, 43 in 2023, 37 in 2024, 42 in 2025, and 13 recorded through July 2026 (a partial year). Individual delivery orders range from roughly $23 thousand to over $347 thousand, priced fixed-price with economic price adjustment, and complete within days to weeks—reflecting the time-sensitive nature of military fuel procurement. Combined potential value is $282.8 million, with $142.9 million obligated (51% burn rate), indicating substantial recent invoicing and active drawdown across the IDIQ vehicles.

Calumet holds five primary IDIQ vehicles: SPE60224D0478 (49 task orders, $2.9 million combined value), SPE60016D0498 (48 task orders, $4 million), SP060013D0476 (45 task orders, $14.4 million), SPE60015D0511 (43 task orders, $2.6 million), and SP060014D0497 (40 task orders, $3.3 million). All four of the most recent and active IDIQs carry single-award status and no set-aside designation. The September 2025 IDIQ authorizes procurement of aviation turbine fuels and naval distillate for the Rocky Mountain, West Coast, and Offshore regions through September 2026; earlier IDIQs, including one from September 2023 valued at $3.58 billion, funded orders through 2024 and 2025. Presolicitation notices for the earlier programs indicated partial small business set-asides at roughly 21.87 to 31 percent of fuel quantity, though the awarded IDIQs themselves carry no set-aside designation—meaning Calumet competes and wins as an unrestricted large business.

Calumet operates with no visible subcontract footprint on federal work and holds no team relationships named in the source. The company's portfolio is 100 percent prime awards; all 446 awards reflect direct contracting between Calumet and DLA Energy. This posture positions Calumet as a single-source, specialized supplier rather than a systems integrator or subcontractor ecosystem player.