IES Downstream LLC

IES Downstream LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Kapolei, Hawaii, supplies aviation turbine fuel, diesel, gasoline, and related petroleum products to the Department of Defense through the Defense Logistics Agency Energy as a prime contractor operating in full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations.

IES Downstream holds a dominant position in DLA Energy fuel procurement in Hawaii. The vendor's award footprint consists entirely of delivery orders and indefinite-delivery contracts issued by a single customer — Defense Logistics Agency Energy — across 416 awards with a combined potential value of $235.5 million. The vendor has obligated $189.5 million (80% of potential value) across this work. The vendor competes exclusively as a prime contractor; no sub-award activity is present in the source data. Award concentration is absolute: 100% of awards and 100% of potential value flow from DLA Energy.

Capability work centers on direct fuel supply and logistics. Representative delivery orders include a $72.1 million order (July 2024) for aviation turbine fuel, a $145.9 million purchase order (November 2023) under the Rocky Mountain/West Coast/Offshore program for turbine fuel delivery, and a $49.1 million delivery order (February 2024) for aviation fuel to Kapolei, Hawaii. Beyond routine fuel delivery, IES Downstream operates a $172.2 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded in October 2022 for contractor-owned, contractor-operated fuel storage services on Oahu through October 2027. This contract covers receipt, storage, and shipment of aviation turbine fuel variants (Jet-A and JP-5) and naval distillate fuel (F-76) with fill capacities of 250,000 barrels each for military jet fuel and naval distillate, totaling 1.5 million barrels of storage. Place of performance is Kapolei, Hawaii, with service throughout DoD locations in the Hawaiian Islands.

The vendor's primary vehicle footprint consists of two large indefinite-delivery contracts. The indefinite-delivery contract SPE60521D4005, valued at $5.5 million through December 31, 2025, has generated 209 task orders totaling $6.4 million in combined potential value. A second vehicle, SPE60017D4001, has issued 190 task orders worth $5.3 million combined. A newer indefinite-delivery contract SPE60526D1018, awarded June 26, 2026, carries a ceiling of $14.1 million and runs through June 30, 2029, with performance spanning the entire State of Hawaii including Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and other DoD and federal civilian agency locations.

Activity trajectory shows volatility. Award counts dropped from 54 in 2023 to 35 in 2024, then recovered to 44 in 2025; 2026 shows only 23 awards through mid-July, reflecting the source's snapshot date in October 2026. A significant recompete cliff exists: the $172.2 million contractor-operated fuel storage contract completes in October 2027 (within the next 24-month window) and represents the single largest award at risk for recompete.

All delivery orders are structured as fixed-price with economic price adjustment to reflect fuel market volatility. The vendor maintains no identified subcontractors across its prime award portfolio. NAICS characterization is 415 awards under Petroleum Refineries (NAICS 32411) and one award under Other Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493190), reflecting the split between transactional fuel delivery and infrastructure operations.