Purchase Order M2900025P3004

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a $208,601.67 firm fixed-price purchase order to Okinawa Marine Service Co., Ltd. for tugboat services in support of the Resolute Dragon 2025 (RD25) exercise. The contract, awarded August 25, 2025, with performance completion by September 22, 2025, requires the contractor to provide a tugboat with operator capable of following and potentially recovering an Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel during maritime transits between Naval Base White Beach Okinawa and multiple Japanese islands, including Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima, and the Sakishima Islands. The vessel must accommodate five government personnel and one Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, maintain towing capacity for a 30,000-pound vessel, provide licensed operators with English-speaking crew, and maintain 24-hour emergency readiness. This procurement used full and open competition with no set-aside designation and falls under NAICS code 488330.

Okinawa Marine Service Co., Ltd., a minority-owned subsidiary of Ryuseki Corporation based in Japan, specializes in maritime logistics and support services for U.S. Department of Defense operations in the Indo-Pacific region. The company holds existing indefinite delivery contracts with Navy Installations Command, including a $4.7 million IDV for tugboat services at White Beach extending through March 2029, demonstrating established capability and past performance in similar maritime operations. The funding agency is the U.S. Marine Corps, and services will be performed in Japanese waters around the Okinawa region, with the revised performance period spanning September 13-16, 2025.