Gaitros Aviation LLC

Gaitros Aviation LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Decatur, Illinois, supplies aviation turbine fuel to the Department of Defense through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy as a prime contractor under a single-award indefinite delivery contract designated as a total small business set-aside. The company operates exclusively within federal defense fuel logistics, with 100% of its recent award footprint concentrated on DLA Energy and 26 total awards (one IDC plus 25 delivery orders) valued at roughly $2 million in combined potential value.

Gaitros Aviation holds a $1.516 million IDC with DLA Energy awarded on November 1, 2023, running through May 31, 2028, authorizing supply of aviation turbine fuel, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel across a fourteen-state region. The contract carries a total small business set-aside designation and fixed-price structure with economic price adjustment provisions to account for fuel market fluctuations. Performance occurs at the company's facility in Long Creek, Illinois. Under this IDC, Gaitros Aviation has received 25 individual delivery orders between January 2024 and March 2026, each typically valued between $16,000 and $22,000, with recent orders including a $27,147 delivery order on March 18, 2026, a $19,995 order on February 20, 2026, and a $21,008.25 order on July 7, 2025. The delivery orders themselves are not designated under a set-aside program, reflecting Gaitros Aviation's status as the sole awardee under the small-business-reserved IDC vehicle.

Activity has grown from one award in 2023 to ten in 2024 and eleven in 2025, with four awards in 2026 to date. The vendor has invoiced $444,000 against its $2 million potential value ceiling across all awards (23% obligated). DLA Energy accounts for 100% of awards and combined potential value, representing a highly concentrated single-customer relationship. Gaitros Aviation operates as a pure prime contractor with no subcontract footprint. The vendor's capability portfolio is narrowly defined by PSC code (Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base) and NAICS classification (Petroleum Refineries), reflecting its focus as a direct fuel supplier rather than a logistics integrator or fuel distribution network operator.