Delta Western, LLC

Delta Western, LLC, a small business petroleum products distributor based in Seattle, Washington, supplies marine gas oil, diesel fuel, aviation gasoline, fuel oil, and burner fuel to the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest as a prime contractor on delivery orders, placing nearly all work under a single-award indefinite-delivery contract with Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The company is a subsidiary of Northstar Energy LLC.

Delta Western's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in fuel logistics. The vendor has received 1,662 prime awards across all federal sources dating to 2001, with combined potential value of $435.3 million and $218.9 million in obligated dollars. Award volume has grown modestly—111 awards in 2022, declining to 32 through April 2026, reflecting the scheduled conclusion of Delta Western's primary IDIQ contract in September 2025 before the newer five-year vehicle (awarded April 1, 2026, valued at $9.8 million ceiling) took effect. The company competes full-and-open; none of its delivery orders carry small business set-aside designations, though the underlying IDIQ contracts were partially reserved for small businesses.

Defense Logistics Agency Energy dominates Delta Western's customer base, accounting for 1,413 awards (92% of awards, $420.8 million combined potential value). Secondary customers include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (54 awards, $1.5 million), the US Coast Guard (33 awards, $325 thousand), Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 (19 awards, $2.6 million), and the National Park Service Alaska Region (9 awards, $536 thousand). This concentration reflects Delta Western's specialization: 1,448 of its awards fall under NAICS 324110 (Petroleum Refineries), and 1,422 awards carry PSC code for fuel oils.

Delta Western holds or has held multiple single-award IDIQ vehicles with Defense Logistics Agency Energy, the largest being SPE60520D4002, valued at approximately $4.53 million and authorized through September 2025, which generated 282 task orders worth $3.4 million combined potential value. Newer IDIQs include SPE60819D0370 (427 task orders, $91.9 million) and the recently awarded SPE60015D4010 (538 task orders, $4.2 million). All three vehicles support fuel delivery across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, with place of performance spanning military installations, Coast Guard stations, national parks, and federal civilian facilities. Delta Western delivers via truck and barge to remote locations including Shemya Island's Eareckson Air Station.

The April 1, 2026 award—the company's most recent—is a single-award indefinite-delivery contract for commercial fuel products (motor unleaded regular, diesel, aviation turbine fuel) running October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with a six-month extension option. The contract ceiling of $9.8 million is substantially smaller than its predecessor; the underlying solicitation (SPE605-25-R-0208) reserved 88 of 167 line items for small businesses. All Delta Western contracts use fixed-price structures with economic price adjustment tied to published fuel indices, typically with a base reference date and daily escalation or de-escalation mechanisms.

Delta Western operates as a pure prime contractor—zero sub-awards appear in the record across its 1,662 federal awards. The company's capability portfolio is tightly scoped: petroleum products distribution to remote and strategically important regions where truck and barge logistics are essential. The vendor does not pursue work outside fuel supply; its entire award history reflects delivery orders for specific fuel types against pre-competed IDIQ vehicles. With a recompete cliff arriving as its principal contract vehicle expired in September 2025, Delta Western's award activity dropped sharply in 2026, with only 32 awards recorded through April. The newly awarded five-year contract represents the vendor's continuation in federal fuel logistics, albeit at a reduced ceiling relative to prior years.