Coast Machinery LLC

Coast Machinery LLC, a small business manufacturer of amphibious tracked vehicles and marsh management equipment based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, operates as a prime contractor on a highly specialized portfolio of federal wetlands-management and habitat-conservation procurements, with 99% of 172 recent awards issued as prime contracts. The company is not designated under SBA small-business set-asides (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB); instead it competes under total small-business set-asides where applicable and full-and-open procurements, holding a small-business classification under NAICS 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing) and NAICS 333120 (Construction Machinery Manufacturing) with a 1,250-employee size standard. Coast Machinery manufactures Marsh Master brand amphibious tracked vehicles, rotary cutters, fire-suppression equipment, and related attachments for federal land managers. The company delivers concrete capabilities including amphibious marsh buggies equipped with turbodiesel engines, hydraulic winches, fire suppression water tanks, rotary cutters rated for 2-inch vegetation, and backhoe attachments, typically sold as complete packages with galvanized-steel tilt-deck trailers and factory warranty coverage (one year/1,000 hours bumper-to-bumper; three years/2,000 hours engine).

Customer concentration is overwhelming and reflects a single-agency dependency. The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (across all regional offices and headquarters) accounts for approximately 52% of awards by count and 56% of combined potential value, with regional offices fragmenting the footprint: FWS Region 4 (20 awards, $2.1 million), FWS Region 2 (14 awards, $1.4 million), FWS Region 3 (11 awards, $829 thousand), and FWS Region 5 (10 awards, $1.2 million) represent the top customer tiers. Representative prime work includes a $257,335 definitive contract from FWS Region 5 awarded May 20, 2026, for one amphibious tracked marsh buggy with rotary cutter and trailer to support Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Maryland (small-business set-aside, LPTA evaluation, delivery by March 31, 2027); a $440,955 definitive contract from FWS Region 4 awarded April 29, 2026, for two amphibious track vehicles with dual fire-suppression water tanks and tilt-deck trailers for Minnesota Valley and Sherburne national wildlife refuges (small-business set-aside, LPTA, delivery by January 29, 2027); and a $251,290 purchase order from FWS Region 4 awarded September 15, 2025, for a Marsh Master MM-2MX-KC-FF vehicle for Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (sole-source procurement, delivery by June 30, 2026). Coast Machinery also holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with FWS Region 2 valued at $250,000 through March 31, 2028, for setup, maintenance, and repair services at Texas Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, under which the company has issued multiple task orders for small repairs and equipment modifications. Beyond FWS, the company has served the Department of the Army (Army Test and Evaluation Command, $235,690 for a Marsh Buggy MM-2MX-KC with attachments, September 2023), the U.S. Forest Service Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie ($232,765 for amphibious track vehicle and trailer, May 2024), the National Park Service Midwest Region ($17,299 for NOGRN marsh cutter attachment, April 2024), and Air Combat Command ($231,680 for wetland maintenance equipment at Grand Forks Air Force Base, July 2023), reaching approximately twenty distinct customer agencies over the source window.

Coast Machinery's vehicle position is minimal. The source identifies IDC 301813D014 as carrying 18 task orders worth $1.6 million combined potential value, representing the primary parent vehicle; remaining vehicles (BPA 301811M002, Seaport Next Generation, and BPA OM) each show single task orders and are not material to the footprint. The company does not hold seats on government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), multiple-award schedules, or broad-based vehicles; its work is nearly entirely direct purchase orders and definitive contracts from Fish and Wildlife Service field offices and regional procurement teams.

Activity has remained relatively flat or slightly declining. Awards per year tracked at 7 (2022), 6 (2023), 9 (2024), 7 (2025), and 5 (2026 year-to-date), reflecting modest year-to-year variability rather than growth or decline. Combined potential value across all 172 awards is $12.2 million, but combined obligated dollars reach $14 million (115% of potential value), suggesting invoicing has exceeded contract ceilings or modifications have added scope. Within the next twenty-four months, 4 awards with combined potential value of $1.2 million face ultimate completion, presenting modest recompete risk and opportunity.

Coast Machinery subcontracts minimally — only 1 sub-award appears in the source data (October 2024 work under HII Mission Technologies Corp for operations and maintenance services supporting Fleet Training Community live, virtual, and constructive training), a 1% of the portfolio. The company operates as a direct prime to federal customers and does not position itself as a subcontractor on larger defense or civilian contracts. Category concentration aligns with the mission: 77 awards are coded to All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 20 to Fire Protection, 15 to Construction Machinery Manufacturing, and 9 to Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Top PSC codes reflect the amphibious-equipment specialty: Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery (23 awards), Tractor Full Tracked Low Speed (16 awards), Ground Effect Vehicles (11 awards), and Fire Fighting Equipment (10 awards).