Cooper / Ports America LLC

Cooper / Ports America LLC, doing business as Cooper, is a for-profit limited liability company and subsidiary of Tone Communication Services, LLC, specializing in port terminal services and logistics solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense. Registered in the System for Award Management since December 2016, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, Cooper provides critical stevedoring and cargo handling capabilities that support military deployment and supply chain operations across multiple Texas Gulf Coast port facilities. The company has established itself as a primary provider of port logistics services to federal agencies, leveraging its operational expertise in vessel operations, terminal management, and transportation services.

Cooper / Ports America LLC has received numerous federal contract delivery orders from the Department of the Army's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) for stevedoring and related terminal services (S&RTS) at three ports in Texas, specifically serving Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Corpus Christi. These firm fixed-price delivery orders have ranged in value from approximately $50,000 to $12.9 million, with individual monthly or quarterly contracts typically valued between $300,000 and $6.3 million. All delivery orders have been awarded without set-aside designations, reflecting Cooper's competitive standing in the federal marketplace for large-scale port services. The scope of work encompasses vessel loading and unloading, cargo handling, container storage, yard operations, maintenance and repair services, and related transportation support essential to the military's global cargo distribution mission. Since 2021, Cooper has received over 40 delivery orders under its primary indefinite delivery vehicle, with cumulative values exceeding $100 million. The company performs all work at its facility in Jacinto City, Texas, which serves as its primary operational hub for supporting the SDDC's logistics requirements along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Cooper / Ports America LLC holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract valued at $247,281,446.98, awarded by the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command on April 3, 2022, with a performance period extending through April 2, 2027. This IDV serves as the primary procurement vehicle through which the SDDC issues firm fixed-price delivery orders for comprehensive port logistics capabilities at three Texas port locations. The contract covers stevedoring and related terminal services including vessel operations, cargo handling, container storage, maintenance, and transportation support. As of January 2026, the SDDC has issued over 40 delivery orders against this IDV, totaling more than $100 million in cumulative award value, demonstrating the ongoing strategic importance of Cooper's port services to the Department of Defense's military transportation and deployment operations. The IDV was originally solicited by U.S. Transportation Command in June 2019 and awarded through a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation process, establishing Cooper as the sole-source provider for these critical port logistics services throughout the contract's five-year performance period.