Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company KSC

Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company KSC, doing business as Kafco, is a Kuwait-based for-profit organization that has been registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since April 2008. The company specializes in aviation fuel logistics, petroleum product distribution, and into-plane refueling services for the U.S. Department of Defense. Kafco serves as a critical supplier of aviation fuel and petroleum products supporting military operations throughout the Middle East and Central Asia regions, with particular focus on U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operations.

Through its federal contracting activities, Kafco operates as the prime contractor under a single-award indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) valued at $36.5 million with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy, originally awarded in April 2020 and extending through February 29, 2024, under the 1.2 CENTCOM Into-Plane major program. The company has received hundreds of delivery orders under this master contract for the procurement and delivery of JA1 aviation turbine fuel to support U.S. military and coalition aircraft operations. All contract awards to Kafco have been issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy division of the Department of Defense without any set-aside designations, indicating full and open competition in the federal marketplace. The delivery orders range in value from under $1,000 to approximately $230,000, with most orders representing fixed-price contracts that include economic price adjustment provisions to account for fuel market fluctuations. Through the overarching IDV and associated delivery orders issued between 2020 and 2026, Kafco has facilitated the procurement and delivery of over 144 million gallons of JA1 aviation turbine fuel and approximately 29.5 million gallons of additional petroleum products to military installations and airports across 12 countries in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and the United Arab Emirates. Kafco's primary function involves providing into-plane refueling services and ensuring uninterrupted fuel supply for U.S. and coalition military aircraft conducting missions throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, maintaining critical operational readiness for defense operations in the region.