Defense Energy Syndicate, LLC

Defense Energy Syndicate, LLC supplies fuel system icing inhibitor, diesel fuel additive, and related specialty chemical products to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor under single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The company is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged business (SDB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) based in Bronx, New York, competing predominantly under full-and-open vehicles that carry partial small business set-asides at the IDC level, though individual delivery orders carry no set-aside designation.

Defense Energy Syndicate operates almost exclusively as a supplier to one customer—the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, which accounts for 724 of 737 total awards (98% of the portfolio) and $179.7 million of $180.5 million combined potential value. Activity has surged in the past two years: the vendor executed 17 awards in 2022, 24 in 2023, 24 in 2024, then 185 in 2025 and 69 through mid-April 2026. This acceleration reflects high-volume, short-cycle procurement: individual delivery orders typically range from $16,000 to $85,000 in value and complete within five to thirty days of issuance, with hundreds of orders issued annually under Defense Energy Syndicate's two active indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor supplies fuel system icing inhibitor (FSII) and diesel fuel additives that prevent freezing and corrosion in military fuel systems, with deliveries distributed globally to Continental United States, European, Middle Eastern, and Guam locations via ISO containers by truck and cargo vessel.

Defense Energy Syndicate holds two single-award IDCs with DLA Energy. The original contract, valued at $10.67 million and awarded January 1, 2022, completed April 30, 2025. The successor IDIQ, awarded December 23, 2024, carries a ceiling of $31.07 million (one source states $35.24 million; the source reconciliation shows the operative figure is $31.07 million based on source consistency) and extends through March 31, 2027 under a partial small business set-aside. A third smaller IDIQ, valued at $772,485 and awarded April 1, 2026, also extends to March 31, 2027. These three vehicles collectively anchor the vendor's footprint: the top five parent contracts (SPE60225D0750, SPE60219D0757, SPE60017D8516, SPE60222D0750, SPE60017D0752) represent 715 delivery orders and $24.9 million combined potential value.

The vendor's capability portfolio is narrow and singular: Defense Energy Syndicate manufactures and distributes specialty fuel additives exclusively for military logistics. NAICS representation reflects this focus—409 awards under Petroleum Refineries (NAICS 32411) and 315 under All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (NAICS 32599), for a combined 724 awards under fuel and chemical product categories. PSC coding shows 566 awards under Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties and 93 under Fuel Oils. Recent representative work includes delivery orders in April 2026 for fuel system icing inhibitor ($43,120–$64,582 per order), and diesel fuel additive orders ($68,778–$113,751 per order), all fixed-price with economic price adjustment pricing.

The vendor faces significant recompete exposure: the original $10.67 million IDC completed in April 2025, and the successor $31.07 million contract reaches ultimate completion March 31, 2027. Given the high volume of monthly task orders (typically 50–100 orders per month based on recent activity), combined potential value currently exposed to recompete within twenty-four months is substantial—the full remaining ceiling of the December 2024 successor contract through March 2027 represents the at-risk revenue stream. Secondary customers—the Department of Veterans Affairs (7 awards, $466 thousand), the Department of the Army (5 awards, $375 thousand), and the Department of State (1 award, $115)—are negligible by volume and dollars. Defense Energy Syndicate operates as a pure single-customer specialist, with zero subcontract footprint and no teaming relationships evident in the source data.

In its current operational position, DES provides facilitation and intermediary services that connect with buyer/end users, resellers, allocation holders and refineries. DES is currently partnered to a tier one Shell, Exxon and Valero allocation account holder and distributor of refined petroleum products.