Western Plains Energy, L.L.C.
KS
- UEI
- P58KPWN7Y8Q1
- CAGE
- 6EC52
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- County Rd 18, Kansas 67748, USA
- Website
- wpellc.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Chemicals
- SIC code
- 28 Chemical & Allied Products
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Western Plains Energy, L.L.C., a Kansas-based biofuel producer, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient exclusively from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, with no federal contract work in its current footprint. The for-profit limited liability company manufactures advanced biofuels in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms from renewable biomass and agricultural feedstocks for use as transportation fuel alternatives.
Western Plains Energy's federal funding stream is narrowly concentrated in three USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services grant programs. The vendor received a $1 million project grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP, CFDA 10.867) on September 18, 2023, to support energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems development at its Kansas facilities. The company holds two COVID-19 relief awards under the Biofuel Producer Program (CFDA 10.378): a $4,997,772.28 project grant issued May 5, 2022, and a $310,160.21 project grant issued May 26, 2023. Most recently, Western Plains Energy received a $129,018.16 project grant on February 25, 2026, under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (CFDA 10.867), calculated on the company's documented quarterly production volumes converted to British Thermal Unit values. An earlier May 31, 2023, award under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels and a July 1, 2022, award under the same program rounded out the visible Bioenergy Program participation; a fourth award dated April 2, 2024, is listed as advanced-biofuel production funding with ultimate completion in February 2025.
The vendor operates as a 100% prime recipient across all twenty awards in the source data, with no subcontract activity. Award frequency is sporadic — one award in 2021, two in 2022, three in 2023, one in 2024, and one in 2026 — reflecting the annual competitive cycle of USDA's biofuel production and energy programs rather than sustained contractual engagement. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $21.2 million, with the bulk anchored by the two COVID-relief grants from 2022 and 2023. The Rural Business Cooperative Services within USDA constitutes 100% of customer concentration, eliminating any diversification across federal agencies or contract vehicles. The company's federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with no IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, or prime contract vehicles in the source data.
Quick answers
Is Western Plains Energy, L.L.C. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Western Plains Energy, L.L.C.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 17, 2027.
What is Western Plains Energy, L.L.C.'s most recent federal award?
Western Plains Energy, L.L.C.'s most recent federal grant award is Grant for prod of ADV biofuel (PAYR25PP0002976), from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS), on February 25, 2026.
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