IES Downstream LLC

IES Downstream LLC is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Kapolei, Hawaii, that specializes in fuel supply and logistics services for the U.S. Department of Defense. The company maintains significant infrastructure in Hawaii, including fuel storage and distribution facilities that position it as a critical supplier of petroleum products to military installations throughout the Pacific region. IES Downstream LLC operates as a prime contractor with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, providing essential energy commodities that support the operational readiness of U.S. armed forces.

IES Downstream LLC has provided primarily aviation turbine fuel (jet fuel) to the Department of Defense through numerous delivery orders and purchase orders awarded by DLA Energy. The company has received over 150 individual delivery order awards since 2021, with contract values typically ranging from approximately $18,000 to $75,000 per order, though some larger purchase orders have reached values exceeding $3 million. All awards have been structured as fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment provisions to account for fuel market volatility. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy has been the sole funding agency for all documented contract awards. IES Downstream LLC has consistently competed and won these awards in an open market environment, with no set-aside designations applied to any of its contract awards. The company serves as the prime contractor on all awards reviewed, with no identified subcontractors. Beyond the numerous delivery orders for aviation turbine fuel, IES Downstream LLC was awarded a substantial $172.2 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract in October 2022 for contractor-owned, contractor-operated fuel storage services on the island of Oahu, which includes the receipt, storage, and shipment of aviation turbine fuel variants (Jet-A and JP-5) and naval distillate fuel (F-76). This major contract demonstrates the company's capacity to manage large-scale fuel logistics infrastructure and represents a critical component of the military's energy supply chain in Hawaii.

IES Downstream LLC holds a single indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Energy valued at $5,525,871.46, effective from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025. This contract vehicle authorizes IES Downstream to supply approximately 21.8 million gallons of various commercial fuel products to Department of Defense locations throughout Hawaii, including aviation turbine fuel, marine diesel fuel, automotive gasoline, and heating oil. The IDIQ contract is not designated as a set-aside and operates under the DLA Energy-FEP (Fuel Energy Program) major program code. Under this overarching IDIQ vehicle, the Defense Logistics Agency Energy has issued numerous delivery orders to IES Downstream LLC, with the vast majority focused on aviation turbine fuel deliveries. These delivery orders have been consistently structured as fixed-price agreements with economic price adjustment provisions, ensuring that fuel costs reflect current market conditions while maintaining pricing certainty for the government. The IDIQ contract serves as the primary mechanism through which DLA Energy procures fuel supplies from IES Downstream LLC to meet operational requirements across Hawaii's military installations, making the company an integral part of the Defense Department's energy security infrastructure in the Pacific theater.