Inland Water Freight Transportation

NAICS code 483211 encompasses Inland Water Freight Transportation, which primarily involves maritime logistics services utilizing barges, tugboats, and other vessels to transport cargo, fuel, and specialized equipment across inland waterways. These services support critical infrastructure, military operations, and government agency requirements, including fuel distribution, vessel transportation, and specialized marine logistics. The transportation typically occurs on rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways within the United States.

Federal Contract Awards in this category demonstrate extensive maritime logistics services, predominantly supporting military and federal agency needs. The Department of the Navy emerges as the most frequent client, with multiple awards to entities like The Jankovich Company for JP-5 fuel transportation services in the Pacific region. Contract values range from approximately $12,000 to $2,049,024, with most awards being firm fixed-price purchase orders. Typical performance periods extend from several weeks to multiple years, often supporting fuel distribution, vessel movements, and specialized marine transportation. Common funding agencies include the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of the Interior, with awards frequently not set aside for specific small business categories.

Recent Federal Contract Opportunities reflect diverse maritime transportation requirements across government agencies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has solicited towboat services for the Juvenile Fish Transportation Program, involving transporting government-owned fish barges between dams. The Navy has posted multiple solicitations for barge and tug services to support vessel refueling operations, such as for the USS Essex and USS John P. Murtha. The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a Request for Information for scheduled fuel barge transportation in the Atlantic region. Most opportunities are categorized under NAICS 483211 with a small business size standard of 1,050 employees, and performance locations include various coastal and inland waterway regions, with a significant focus on Pacific and Atlantic coastal areas.