Gresham Petroleum Co

Gresham Petroleum Co, a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Indianola, Mississippi, supplies diesel fuel, automotive gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, ethanol, and other petroleum products to the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit entity and holds a single-award indefinite-delivery contract (SPE60526D8505) with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, awarded January 1, 2026, with a $17.7 million ceiling through November 30, 2028.

Gresham's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in fuel logistics. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy dominates the award portfolio, accounting for 53 awards worth $18.8 million in combined potential value — representing 93% of the vendor's total contract value. Recent delivery orders under the DLA Energy IDIQ span March through April 2026 and include $74,772 for diesel fuel (March 13, 2026), $64,404 for diesel fuel (April 14, 2026), and $41,787.75 for diesel fuel (January 2, 2026). The second-largest customer, the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4, accounts for 12 awards worth $493 thousand, including a $234,143.88 firm fixed-price bulk fuel purchase order to the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi, running through October 2, 2027. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service contributes 37 awards valued at $364 thousand combined. These three customers represent 77% of the award count and 99% of combined potential value. All recent delivery orders specify fixed-price pricing with economic price adjustment and typically carry completion dates within days of award, reflecting the commodity supply nature of the work — all performed at Indianola, Mississippi.

Activity has surged in 2026, with 51 awards issued through April 15 compared to two awards in 2022 and six in 2017. This spike reflects the January 2026 award of the DLA Energy IDIQ and the subsequent 45 delivery order issuances against it through March 26, 2026. Only one award (the Theodore Roosevelt NWR contract, $234 thousand) reaches completion within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete. Gresham operates exclusively as a prime contractor; the source contains no subcontract activity. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on spot-and-scheduled fuel delivery across diesel, gasoline, aviation turbine fuel, and ethanol product lines, with all work routed through Defense Logistics Agency Energy or other small-business-reserved federal fuel procurement vehicles. The DLA Energy IDIQ was issued in response to a sources-sought notice (SPE605-25-RFI-1003) posted December 4, 2024, seeking small business fuel suppliers capable of serving nine southeastern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and South Carolina) for Defense and civilian federal locations through September 30, 2030.