Franklin Mountain Aviation ELP LLC

Franklin Mountain Aviation ELP LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in El Paso, Texas, operates as a prime contractor supplying aviation turbine fuel (JAA specification) exclusively to the Defense Logistics Agency Energy under a single-award IDIQ vehicle, with no subcontract activity and no SBA set-aside designations across its entire federal footprint.

Franklin Mountain Aviation's federal business is entirely concentrated in a single $29.85 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (solicitation SPE607-23-R-0202), awarded July 1, 2023, and extending through March 31, 2027. The IDIQ authorizes procurement and delivery of approximately 192.7 million gallons of turbine fuel across nine states. All work is performed at El Paso, Texas. Pricing across all task orders is fixed-price with economic price adjustment mechanisms to accommodate market fuel-cost fluctuations. Franklin Mountain Aviation has received 7,740 delivery orders under this parent IDIQ since award, representing a full-and-open competitive posture with no reserved set-asides. As of late April 2026, the vendor had obligated $9.3 million against the $29.85 million ceiling (approximately 31 percent), with 7,739 task orders carrying combined potential value. Representative recent delivery orders from July 2026 include a $12,665.06 order issued July 16, 2026, a $11,399.48 order issued July 22, 2026, a $14,684.63 order issued July 8, 2026, and a $14,037.20 order issued June 23, 2026, all for aviation turbine fuel delivery to El Paso. Individual task orders typically range from several hundred dollars to upward of $15,000 in ceiling value, with ultimate completion dates typically matching or shortly following award dates.

Customer concentration is absolute: Defense Logistics Agency Energy accounts for 100 percent of awards (7,740 total) and 100 percent of combined potential value ($39.1 million). Franklin Mountain Aviation operates exclusively as a direct prime contractor with no subcontractor footprint; all task orders explicitly state the vendor holds no documented subcontractor involvement. The vendor's NAICS profile is Petroleum Refineries (all 7,740 awards), and the PSC category is Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base (all 7,740 awards). Award activity has been substantial and consistent: 1,206 awards in 2023, 2,552 in 2024, 2,569 in 2025, and 1,413 through mid-2026 (a partial-year count). The parent IDIQ extends through March 31, 2027, positioning the vendor for potential recompete or contract renewal by the third quarter of 2027.