Repair and Alteration of Vessels at USACE St. Louis Service Base

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established a small-business Master BPA on May 17, 2022 for repair and alteration of vessels maintained by the St. Louis District Service Base, with ordering authority open through May 16, 2027 (nine months remaining). The vehicle carries a total small-business set-aside at the vehicle level; the initial solicitation (W912P922S0001, Special Notice) invited capability statements from small businesses registered under NAICS 336611.

All 21 awarded task orders total $8.7 million in combined potential value, with $8.7 million obligated (100% of the ceiling). Ordering momentum has declined: five orders per year in 2022 through 2024, four in 2025, and two through early 2026. The most recent order was issued April 2, 2026 (three months ago).

Work centers on overhauls, inspections, and repairs of inland waterway vessels and associated equipment—engine overhauling, gearbox repairs, drydock inspections and hull work, genset overhauls, and equipment-specific service on named vessels such as the Pathfinder, Grand Tower, Dredge Potter, M/V Quincy, and fuel and buoy barges. All work is firm fixed price and tied to specific fiscal-year vessel maintenance cycles.

Three primes capture the majority of activity. National Maintenance & Repair Inc. leads by potential value at $3 million across four orders; National Maintenance & Repair Of Kentucky, Inc. holds $2.4 million across four orders; John Fabick Tractor Co. leads by order count with eight awards totaling $2.2 million. Five other small contractors share the remainder. Actual set-aside execution shows 67% of orders (14) designated Total Small Business and 33% (7) awarded without set-aside restriction, indicating selective competitive release on some calls.

Customer concentration is nearly complete within the Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem: the parent agency Corps of Engineers holds 14 orders worth $5.8 million, and the St. Louis District specifically holds seven orders worth $3 million. Geographic scope is confined to St. Louis District asset maintenance. Typical order values range from under $30,000 (Fuel Barge 64 hydrostatic test) to $1.6 million (Dredge Potter drydock). The vehicle is entering its final nine months with declining annual order volume and minimal remaining ceiling room ($8.7 million already obligated against a $49.5 million shared ceiling).

Repair and Alteration of Vessels that are maintained by the St. Louis District Service Base