United Energy Trading, LLC

United Energy Trading, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, supplies natural gas commodities, distribution, and transmission services to federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor across 70 awards with no subcontract footprint. The vendor competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations, positioning itself as a commercial energy supplier competing on cost and technical capability in the federal natural gas market.

United Energy Trading's capability footprint centers on natural gas commodity procurement, firm and interruptible supply arrangements, pipeline transportation coordination, and utility account management for federal facilities nationwide. The vendor holds primary NAICS classification under Natural Gas Distribution (68 of 70 awards) and operates under PSC 6951 (Utilities—Gas). Representative work includes a $6 million definitive contract with NASA's Glenn Research Center for natural gas supply to the GRC main campus in Princeton, New Jersey, through September 2026, with subcontracted logistics support from UGI Energy Services, Grove Energy Management, and American Fuel Logistics; a $19.6 million delivery order from the National Capital Region for natural gas supply to the HOTD Central Heating Plant in Washington, DC, through September 2027; and a $3.999 million delivery order from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for generation and transmission of natural gas to the Greenbelt, Maryland facility through October 2027. The vendor also holds a definitive contract with Glenn Research Center valued at $15 million through December 2024.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward GSA's Public Buildings Service, which accounts for 18 awards and $136.1 million of combined potential value across the vendor's portfolio—57% of total dollars. The top five funding entities by potential value (GSA PBS at $136.1 million, GSA PBS National Capital Region at $26.1 million, NASA Glenn at $24 million, GSA Energy Division at $20 million, and NASA Goddard at $4 million) represent 88% of combined potential value across all 70 awards. Within the VA, the vendor serves multiple Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN 4, VISN 5, and VISN 10) for natural gas supply to individual medical centers, with 26 VA awards combining approximately $9.4 million in potential value. Additional customers include the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Social Security Administration, and EPA, reflecting a civilian-agency portfolio.

United Energy Trading holds multiple single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts through GSA's National Government Agency Program (NGAP), with cumulative ceiling values exceeding $100 million and contracts extending through 2031. The source describes the vendor as maintaining "multiple single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) under the NGAP, which enable task orders for delivering natural gas utilities and commodities to various federal customer agencies." The IDV portfolio includes contracts with ceilings of $26.2 million (DC, PA, OH natural gas supply, Sept 2029), $13 million (natural gas distribution, Dec 2030), and multiple $10 million vehicles across Energy Division and PBS, with performance periods typically covering 12 to 36 months or longer. The vendor places task orders under these parent vehicles using internet-based reverse auction platforms (Enel X) to secure lowest-cost natural gas solutions, with pricing inclusive of upstream costs (balancing, nominating, storage, transportation) plus a standard energy procurement support fee.

Activity has grown from two awards in 2021 to 12 awards in 2026 year-to-date, with significant acceleration visible in 2024 (18 awards) and 2025 (24 awards). Twenty awards with combined potential value of $43.1 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a recompete exposure window. For the most recent contract cycle, the vendor was awarded 12 prime awards in 2026, including large GSA-PBS delivery orders for DC heating plant operations and regional utility supply services, and task orders supporting VA medical centers and federal buildings across multiple service territories.

United Energy Trading operates without subcontractors on most work but engaged logistics and supplier partners on the Glenn Research Center engagement, including UGI Energy Services (self-certified SDB), Grove Energy Management, and American Fuel Logistics (SBA-certified EDWOSB and WOSB). The vendor's business model relies on firm fixed-price delivery order execution under GSA NGAP vehicles, leveraging commodity trading expertise and interstate pipeline relationships to deliver natural gas at competitive rates to federal accounts. The source notes the company's reliance on "expertise in natural gas and crude oil trading" and describes it as specialized in "natural gas commodities and energy marketing services," positioning it as a commodity trader and logistics operator rather than a traditional engineering or infrastructure services firm.

Transportation and Distribution of Natural Gas Nationwide