Craneworks, Inc.

Craneworks, Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Richmond, Virginia, is a prime contractor and occasional subcontractor providing specialized crane and heavy lifting equipment services—inspections, maintenance, repairs, load testing, certifications, and engineering support—to federal defense and civilian agencies. The company competes predominantly under total small business set-asides and full-and-open contract mechanisms, with a primary footprint anchored to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Craneworks' customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Navy and Marines. The top five funding agencies account for 79% of award count: the United States Marine Corps leads with 452 awards and $38.9 million in combined potential value, followed by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (112 awards, $26.7 million), U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic) (51 awards, $9.8 million), Naval Sea Systems Command (74 awards, $2.8 million), and the broader Department of the Navy (47 awards, $305 thousand). By potential value share, the same five agencies represent 68% of dollars. The Marine Corps dominates both metrics—it is both the most frequent customer and the largest dollar anchor—while NAVFAC concentrates significant value in fewer awards. Recent representative work includes a $8.723 million total small business set-aside purchase order from Army Test and Evaluation Command for mobile crane fleet maintenance at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, running through June 2029; a $3.65 million total small business set-aside definitive contract from Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division for crane maintenance and installation, awarded July 2021 through July 2026; and a $682,994 total small business set-aside purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution for preventative and corrective maintenance on an 80-ton Marine Travelift at DLA Distribution Albany, Georgia, awarded January 2026 and running through February 2031.

The vendor's parent contract vehicle footprint reflects its marine and defense focus. Five indefinite delivery contracts dominate task order volume: Marine Corps IDC N4008506D4411 carries 176 task orders and $798 thousand in combined potential value; Marine Corps IDC N4008517D0002 carries 93 task orders and $4.4 million; Naval Facilities Engineering Command IDC N6247701D0103 carries 73 task orders and $432 thousand; Marine Corps IDC N4008008D0457 carries 65 task orders and $2.3 million; and Marine Corps IDC N4008511D8019 carries 64 task orders and $1.2 million. Craneworks also holds a $17.4 million single-award Marine Corps IDC through May 2027, a $6.1 million NAVFAC IDC covering a 300-mile radius around Washington, D.C. through January 2027, a $5 million Bureau of Reclamation contract through April 2029, and a $151 billion Missile Defense Agency SHIELD multiple-award IDIQ (awarded December 2025, with initial task order for $500). All Marine Corps and NAVFAC work derives from these standing vehicles via delivery orders.

Activity has remained relatively flat at 26–37 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2025), with only three awards recorded for 2026 year-to-date. The aggregate portfolio spans 933 awards since 2001, with $120.1 million in combined potential value and $53.7 million (45%) obligated. Recompete risk is modest: eight awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $7.1 million. Work is performed across multiple locations—Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, and Quantico, North Carolina; Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Story, Virginia; and various other military installations—with administrative oversight at the Richmond, Virginia headquarters.

The capability portfolio centers on crane and heavy lifting equipment services. Primary NAICS concentration: 572 awards under Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance, followed by 201 awards under All Other Support Services. Primary PSC: 262 awards for Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment (Miscellaneous) and 174 for Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment (Special Industry Machinery). The vendor manufactures and repairs cranes, hoists, monorails, and associated runway and track systems; performs equipment certification and load testing; and delivers emergency and preventative maintenance across platforms ranging from 5-ton to 300-ton capacity. Equipment brands include Manitowoc, Linkbelt, Grove, Louden, Wallace, Coffing, and American-Clyde. The vendor operates a named subsidiary, Shul-Mar Equipment, LLC, reflecting equipment manufacturing and distribution capability.

Craneworks holds 99% of its award footprint as prime contractor (925 awards) versus subcontractor (8 awards, 1%). In its subcontractor role, it has performed crane inspection and maintenance work to Lockheed Martin Corporation (marine travel lift overhaul and quarterly crane maintenance and repair), Amentum Services, Inc. (engineering calculations for crane equipment supporting Atlantic Undersea Test & Evaluation Center operations), and KBR Diego Garcia, LLC (crane trackage equipment inspection).

Craneworks, Inc. specializes in engineering, inspections, repairs, upgrades, and new crane procurement for secure, government research and repair facilities. We are experts in the application of the NAVFAC P-307 and NAVCRANECEN INST 11450.2A. Founded in 1999, Craneworks quickly developed a positive track record working with government facilities and we have since grown to become the largest private provider for Navy crane services. Annually, Craneworks inspects 1,000 cranes and delivers 15 new hoists/cranes. Many customers choose to work with Craneworks because they require 1) highly qualified/certified crane technicians, 2) assistance with purchasing fully compliant equipment, or 3) assistance managing a high-compliance crane program.