Dependable Marine Inc.

Dependable Marine Inc., a San Diego-based for-profit subchapter S corporation, provides engine maintenance, overhaul, and repair services for rigid-hulled inflatable boats to the U.S. Special Operations Command as a prime contractor competing in full and open competition. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% of awards) across a portfolio of 350 federal delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts spanning 25 years, with no subcontracting footprint and no SBA designations or set-asides.

The company's capability portfolio centers on CAT diesel and high-performance marine engine maintenance and repair for 11-meter rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RIBs) used in special operations maritime mobility missions. Representative work includes a $220,569 delivery order from Naval Sea Systems Command (September 2025) for 11-meter RIB diesel engine maintenance and repair of CAT diesel engines and ISO 24M-1 and Dyno engine variants; a $96,812 delivery order (March 2026) for 11-meter RIB engine maintenance under the core 11M RIB Engine Maintenance IDIQ; and a $89,240 firm fixed-price delivery order (June 2025) for 24-month engine maintenance and repair services. All work is performed at the contractor's San Diego facility.

Customer concentration is extreme and intentional. United States Special Operations Command dominates the footprint with 264 awards carrying $29 million in combined potential value — roughly 97% of the vendor's total award count and 91% of combined potential value. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, the second-ranked customer by both count and dollars, trails significantly with 56 awards and $1.6 million combined potential value. The remaining eight agencies (Naval Special Warfare Command, Pacific Fleet Forces, U.S. Coast Guard, and others) account for the balance. This concentration reflects the vendor's singular focus on USSOCOM's RIB engine maintenance requirements.

Dependable Marine Inc. holds a $3.5 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with USSOCOM (awarded July 18, 2024, running through September 24, 2029) titled "11M RIB Engine Maintenance IDIQ for NSW BTC," which serves as the primary vehicle for recurring delivery orders. Under this IDC, the vendor receives firm fixed-price delivery orders typically valued between $5,000 and $220,000, with performance durations spanning three to six months. The vendor also places work under four additional Navy indefinite delivery contracts (IDC H9224014D0013 with 76 task orders; IDC N6133105D0058 with 72 task orders; IDC H9224211D0001 with 69 task orders; and IDC H9224019D0028 with 36 task orders), all focused on ship and marine equipment maintenance and repair. The IDC vehicle structure enables on-demand, responsive maintenance support for special operations watercraft readiness.

Activity volume has declined in recent years — nine awards in 2022, declining to two in 2026 — and the vendor faces recompete exposure on the core USSOCOM contract in 2029. Award data spans 25 years of performance (first award October 2001), establishing a long-standing, specialized relationship with USSOCOM and Naval Sea Systems Command. The vendor's award base carries $11.6 million in obligated dollars against $32 million in combined potential value, indicating approximately 36% funding consumption across the portfolio — typical for indefinite delivery vehicles with multiple outstanding task orders.

The category concentration reflects pure maritime engine specialization: 219 awards fall under NAICS 541512 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance), 86 under Ship Building and Repairing, and 25 under Machine Shops. The top PSC code — Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment-Ship and Marine Equipment — accounts for 230 awards. This vertical concentration and the absence of any civilian agency work signals a vendor whose competitive position rests on deep technical expertise in a narrow, mission-critical niche rather than broad federal market reach or vehicle diversity.