Empire Trading, LLC

Empire Trading, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, supplies HVAC equipment, electrical components, cables, generators, and construction materials to the Department of the Air Force as a prime contractor on firm-fixed-price purchase orders, with no involvement in subcontracting and no participation in SBA set-asides or government-wide contract vehicles.

The vendor's customer base is entirely within the Department of Defense Air Force, with 100% of recent awards concentrated across five Air Force offices. The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command dominates the portfolio—12 awards valued at $1.7 million combined potential value—followed by the Department of the Air Force Central Command with 7 awards totaling $469 thousand. The Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and the general Department of the Air Force account for the remaining four awards worth $186 thousand in combined potential value. The two customer rankings align; Air Combat Command is the sole material customer by both volume and dollars. Performance locations include U.S. military installations in the United Arab Emirates and domestic Air Force bases in the Central Command area of operations.

Empire Trading's capability portfolio centers on HVAC equipment manufacturing and distribution, representing nine of its 23 recent awards under NAICS 331415 (Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing). Representative work includes a $125.9 thousand purchase order from Air Combat Command in June 2024 for three Carrier 50-ton, two 17.8-ton, and two 22.1-ton HVAC package units to a UAE location; a $75.1 thousand order from Air Combat Command in September 2023 for HVAC package units; and a $36.4 thousand dehumidifier supply order in September 2022. Beyond HVAC, the vendor supplies electrical components and cables—a $81.1 thousand order in July 2024 for armored cable lengths, a $66.2 thousand rubber cable order in May 2026, and a $266.9 thousand diesel generator order in July 2024 for four CPG units. Construction materials and infrastructure repair work rounds out the portfolio; the vendor received a $203.1 thousand order in June 2024 for sun shade repair materials and goods following storm damage.

Activity has been episodic. The vendor recorded six awards in 2021, then one in 2022, two in 2023, five in 2024, and one in 2026 (May), with a combined potential value across all 23 awards of $2.4 million and an obligation rate of 92%. No recompete cliff or parent vehicle concentration is present in the footprint—each award is a standalone purchase order with no IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime on small-dollar tactical procurement with no multi-award vehicle relationships or subcontracting partnerships.