Clipper Oil, Inc.

Clipper Oil, Inc., doing business as Clipper Oil Company, supplies marine fuels, lubricants, and petroleum products to federal agencies as a prime contractor, operating predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides across Defense Logistics Agency Energy and specialty-operations contracts. The San Diego-based Subchapter S corporation, registered since October 2008, competes almost entirely under small-business set-asides and holds two primary single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Energy valued at $24.5 million and $3.6 million respectively through April and October 2029, plus a $1.95 million special-operations contract through February 2031.

Clipper Oil's customer footprint is heavily concentrated with Defense Logistics Agency Energy, which accounts for 3,047 awards (99% of all awards) and $641.6 million in combined potential value across the vendor's federal portfolio. The next-tier customers—US Special Operations Command (15 awards, $3.2 million), the US Coast Guard (30 awards, $1.2 million), and NOAA (13 awards, $457 thousand)—represent a combined 1% of total awards. The award distribution reflects Clipper Oil's narrow specialization: 2,999 awards fall under Petroleum Refineries NAICS, with additional work in petroleum wholesaling (65 awards) and lubricating-oil manufacturing (36 awards). Top PSCs are Fuel Oils (2,531 awards) and Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base (548 awards).

Capability work is concrete and commodity-focused. Representative awards span automotive gasoline delivery ($33 thousand to $80.7 thousand), diesel fuel supply ($3 thousand to $45.9 thousand), marine gas oil procurement ($1.28 million to $7.9 thousand), and bunker fuel provision (orders exceeding $1.6 million). Recent examples include a $24.5 million single-award IDC with DLA Energy for comprehensive petroleum products across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah through April 2029; a $1.95 million SOCOM special-operations contract for naval-warfare-command engine lubricants and oils through February 2031; a $150 thousand Military Sealift Command fuel-barge service award (April 2026); and a $99.5 thousand Naval Special Warfare Command delivery order for commercially available oil and lubricant supplies (February 2026). Place of performance is predominantly San Diego, California, with delivery to Defense Department locations, military vessels, and federal facilities across the Pacific region and western United States.

Activity has grown sharply: 159 awards in 2022, 265 in 2023, 358 in 2024, and 644 in 2025, with 263 awards year-to-date in 2026. The recompete cliff is minimal—only two awards totaling $800 thousand reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The vendor's five highest-volume parent vehicles are DLA Energy indefinite delivery contracts SPE60820D0351 (625 task orders, $38.9 million), SPE60818D0354 (329 task orders, $44.8 million), SPE60525D4505 (384 task orders, $5.1 million), SPE60520D4507 (141 task orders, $1.8 million), and SP060015D0354 (126 task orders, $12.2 million). Subcontract exposure is negligible: three sub-awards to Serco Inc. for hand-dishwashing compound (2025), representing less than 1% of total awards.

Clipper Oil's posture is entirely Total Small Business set-aside on domestic fuel and lubricant procurement. The vendor is not positioned on GWACs, agency-wide IDIQs, or GSA Schedules and does not pursue full-and-open work; all prime activity routes through small-business-reserved vehicles. Combined potential value across the 3,154 awards is $649.3 million, with $330.2 million obligated (51% utilization). The vendor is a specialized, high-volume transactional supplier to military fuel logistics, with no technical services, engineering, or integration capabilities beyond commodity petroleum distribution.

Clipper Oil is a worldwide wholesaler of marine fuels and lubricant oils specializing in supplying vessels throughout the Pacific Ocean. Operating internationally from our headquarters in San Diego, California, USA, we serve the bunkering needs of all sectors of the marine market. This includes fishing fleets, ocean-going yachts, cruise ships, cargo ships, military/government/research vessels, and power plants. Our daily monitoring of both the current and future oil market enables our customers to take advantage of market pricing on an immediate basis. This enables Clipper Oil to provide the best current and long term pricing for our customers.