The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Pacific Marine Equipment, LLC for the procurement of 400 propeller blades for the main propulsion system of the Dredge Yaquina, a federally-owned, U.S. flagged vessel homeported in Portland, Oregon. The contract, valued at $323,554.80 with a completion deadline of December 31, 2025, was awarded on August 21, 2025, following a sole-source justification issued as a Special Notice on July 1, 2025. The procurement was justified under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) based on the original equipment manufacturer authority, as Hundested Propeller served as the designer of the Dredge Yaquina's propulsion system upgrades completed between 2008 and 2012, making it the only responsible source for compatible propeller blade components. No set-aside designation was applied to this award.
Pacific Marine Equipment, LLC, a small business based in Seattle, Washington, and registered in the System for Award Management since August 2004, was selected as the prime contractor. The vendor specializes in marine equipment and components for federal maritime agencies and maintains an established track record with Naval Sea Systems Command and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, supporting the operational maintenance and efficiency requirements of the Dredge Yaquina, which operates under U.S. Coast Guard inspection authority and is essential to the Corps of Engineers' civil works mission.