Adams Contracting Co

Adams Contracting Co Inc., an SBA-certified HUBZone small business based in Robbinsville, North Carolina, provides civil engineering construction and infrastructure maintenance services to the Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor, competing predominantly on small-business set-asides and full-and-open deliveries for the USDA Forest Service.

The vendor's footprint is heavily concentrated with a single customer. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region accounts for 66 of 81 total awards (95% coverage) with $166.1 million in combined potential value, dominating both volume and dollars. Secondary customers include the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service Southeast Region (3 awards, $2.7 million), the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (2 awards, $1.3 million), and the Forest Service Research Service Southern Research Station (4 awards, $885 thousand). This concentration reflects Adams Contracting's embedded position within the Forest Service's southeastern regional delivery apparatus.

Adams Contracting holds three active indefinite-delivery vehicles with the Forest Service. The primary vehicle is a $49.999 million single-award IDIQ for civil engineering construction services awarded September 2024 under total small-business set-aside, running through September 30, 2029. A second $49.999 million single-award IDIQ was awarded September 30, 2024 for North Carolina MATOC road maintenance and construction, also set-aside for total small business, through October 1, 2029. Both IDIQs position Adams Contracting as a key strategic partner for the Forest Service's land management and emergency response infrastructure work across Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. A $40 million multiple-award MATOC awarded August 5, 2021 (expiring August 5, 2026) generates 23 task orders across the vendor's footprint at $9.6 million combined potential value.

Capability work centers on road construction and repair, emergency infrastructure restoration, stream restoration, culvert replacement, trail construction, off-highway vehicle trail systems, bridge repair, and equipment provision. Representative recent work includes the $5.7 million Cheoah and Tusquitee Road Rehabilitation Project (delivery order August 2025, $5.677 million ceiling), the $3.4 million Chestnut Ridge Middle Road flood repair delivery order (August 2024, extended to January 19, 2026), the $1.2 million Nantahala National Forest road repair delivery order (September 2022), and the $612 thousand Badin Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Trail System construction and restoration project (August 2022, total small-business set-aside). Adams Contracting also provides equipment rentals and temporary infrastructure, such as a $119.5 thousand 50-foot temporary bridge delivery order at Muskrat Creek Crossing (October 2023).

Award activity has been volatile. Twelve awards in 2022, four in 2023, nine in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026 show declining recent momentum. Four awards with combined potential value of $6.9 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure and opportunity for competitors to displace the vendor on these tasks. Combined potential value across all 81 awards stands at $172.3 million, with $24.5 million obligated (14% draw), signaling substantial unfunded ceiling capacity on active vehicles.

SCI-reported invoicing covers service contracts above the $150,000 threshold and is a strict subset of Adams Contracting's total federal revenue. SCI shows $1.8 million invoiced in FY2023 (1.8 FTEs) and $507 thousand in FY2024 (1.2 FTEs), reflecting a downward workforce trajectory. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts ranged from a 10th percentile of $119.78/hr to a median of $630.90/hr to a 90th percentile of $893.12/hr. The vendor operates 100% as a prime contractor across its award portfolio with zero subcontractor engagement; Adams Contracting builds delivery internally and does not use subs on SCI-reportable contracts.

Adams Contracting competes under small-business set-asides (total small business, HUBZone sole source, HUBZone competitive) on a recurring basis, with roughly 40% of named awards carrying set-aside designations, while the remainder compete full-and-open. The vendor's HUBZone certification anchors its competitive positioning within the Forest Service's regional procurement strategy.