Cavotec USA Inc.

Cavotec USA Inc., a for-profit maritime equipment manufacturer based in Mooresville, North Carolina, supplies specialized industrial components and hands-free mooring systems to federal agencies as a prime contractor across purchase orders with no small business set-aside designations. The company operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) and does not compete under SBA certifications, HUBZone, or other federal set-aside categories.

Cavotec's federal footprint centers on equipment replacement parts and specialized maritime infrastructure components. The company's named work includes a $95,133.68 sole-source purchase order from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) in July 2026 for inventory items including an M12 sensor plug, C2 cylinder seal kit, and vacuum seal; a $58,742.13 sole-source procurement from SLSDC in August 2025 for hands-free mooring system replacement parts at the Eisenhower and Snell Locks; a $58,000.85 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Naval Sea Systems Command in August 2025 for a slipring component; and a $37,000 hands-free mooring concept-development purchase order from the Engineer Research and Development Center in July 2022. Cavotec is identified as the original equipment manufacturer for the hands-free mooring system, a designation that has driven multiple sole-source awards from SLSDC under FAR 6.302-1(a) authority.

Customer concentration is acute. The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation accounts for 17 awards (76% of the top-customer set by volume, $6.7 million combined potential value). The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard, the Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Army Materiel Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command represent secondary customers, though SLSDC's dominance in both award count and dollar value stands uncontested. Awards are classified primarily under NAICS codes for general purpose machinery manufacturing (19 awards) and PSC categories for winches, hoists, and cranes (11 awards) and electrical connectors (8 awards).

Activity has remained sparse and episodic — 41 total awards across a source window spanning from 2002 to July 2026, with only one award in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026. Combined potential value across all awards is $8.3 million, with $7 million obligated (84% realization). One award (combined potential value $95 thousand) carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. Cavotec holds no seats on government-wide acquisition contracts, agency IDIQs, or BPAs; all awards are transacted as individual purchase orders. The company maintains no visible federal subcontractor relationships and works exclusively in the prime role.