Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Inc.

Anchor Marine & Industrial Supply Inc., a small business based in Houston, Texas, supplies specialized maritime equipment—buoy chains, mooring materials, anchors, shackles, and marine hardware—to federal agencies as a prime contractor (90% of recent awards), predominantly under total small business set-asides and simplified acquisition procedures. The company operates across maritime NAICS codes (Boat Dealers, Transportation Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing) with primary PSC classifications in Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Marine Hardware and Hull Items, and Chain and Wire Rope.

Anchor's customer base centers on maritime and defense agencies. The top five funding customers by award count account for 39% of recent awards: the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard (6 awards, $84 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (5 awards, $153 thousand), the Department of the Navy's Military Sealift Command (5 awards, $234 thousand), the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Southeast Region (4 awards), and the Department of the Navy (4 awards). By potential value, concentration shifts toward the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration ($344 thousand across 2 awards), Military Sealift Command ($234 thousand), and United States Special Operations Command ($225 thousand), reflecting higher-dollar mooring procurement for reserve-fleet vessel support.

Recent capability examples include a $204,630 purchase order from Maritime Administration (July 2025) for mooring materials (detachable links, swivel assemblies, stud link chain, and marine hardware) to support the USNS MILLINOCKET in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; a $223,820 purchase order from Military Sealift Command (March 2025, completed June 2025) for mooring materials, anchors, chains, buoys, and shackles for the USNS CHOCTAW COUNTY at the James River Reserve Fleet; and a $28.1 thousand purchase order from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (March 2026) for 12 units of 1-1/8-inch galvanized buoy chains under total small business set-aside.

Activity has remained sparse—ranging from two to five awards annually over the past five years—with relatively low dollar volume. Combined potential value across all 62 awards (prime and sub) is $1.7 million, though obligated dollars are $2.2 million, indicating orders are completed at or above ceiling. In its subcontractor role, Anchor supplies anchors and chains to Crowley Government Services on maritime prepositioning force vessel operations and maintenance, to Manson Construction on marsh-creation projects, and to Oceanetics on PSB refurbishment work. The vendor appears to operate as a specialized supplier rather than a systems integrator, with no involvement in GWACs, BPAs, or multi-award vehicles beyond one task order on a Waterborne Security Barriers Sustainment vehicle.