Kilfrost Europe

Kilfrost Europe, a Belgium-headquartered for-profit chemical supplier, provides aircraft deicing fluid to the U.S. Air Force as a prime contractor under a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa, competing full-and-open with no set-aside designation.

Kilfrost Europe holds a $2.2 million single-award BPA established November 2, 2023, with a performance period through November 1, 2028, issued by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa to supply deicing fluid for aircraft operations at Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany. The vendor's entire federal footprint consists of nine prime awards — one master BPA vehicle and eight task orders placed against it — with no subcontract relationships. The company registered as a federal vendor in January 2023 and received its first BPA calls in December 2023. Work is performed in Germany and carries no SBA set-aside designation across the entire award base.

Customer concentration is narrow and heavily European-focused. Two distinct Air Force organizational units account for 100% of awards: U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa (six awards, $2.5 million combined potential value) and the Department of the Air Force (three awards, $192 thousand combined potential value). The single-award BPA structure ensures all work flows through AFEA. Recent representative task orders include a $143.6 thousand call placed December 2, 2025, for deicing fluid supply at both bases (calls 0011–0013), a $78.8 thousand BPA call awarded January 30, 2026, for 726 units of AMS deicing fluid at Spangdahlem (due February 6, 2026), a $78.1 thousand call placed August 28, 2025, for deicing fluid supply (due March 18, 2026), and a $73.9 thousand call placed September 5, 2025, for fluid supply at both installations. The source notes that between December 2023 and September 2025, Kilfrost Europe fulfilled six BPA calls totaling over $310 thousand.

Activity shows two concentrated bursts rather than steady growth. The vendor received four awards in 2023 (the initial BPA vehicle and three early task orders), four in 2025 (four task orders), and one in 2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value across all nine awards is $2.7 million; combined obligated dollars across all awards total $374 thousand, reflecting 14% draw-down against potential ceiling. The nine awards categorize under NAICS All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, with PSC coding split between Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties (five awards) and Chemicals (four awards). No recompete cliff or near-term vehicle expirations are present in the source; the master BPA ceiling extends through November 1, 2028, and holds significant remaining capacity.