Dunlap Towing Company

Dunlap Towing Company, doing business as Dunlap Towing Co., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in La Conner, Washington, operates as a prime contractor delivering river, coastal, and dock barge towing services and specialized maritime logistics to the Department of the Navy and the Department of Homeland Security. The company competes predominantly under total small business set-asides on Naval programs and full-and-open on Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command work, with all 115 awards in the source record held as prime contracts.

Dunlap Towing's capability portfolio centers on tug and barge operations for government maritime transportation. Representative work includes an $8.139 million five-year Indefinite Delivery Contract from Naval Sea Systems Command (awarded December 2024, effective January 2025 through December 2029) for transportation of loaded barges containing reactor compartment disposal packages from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington to the Port of Benton near Richland, Washington—a Total Small Business set-aside contract under the Indefinite Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation (IRR) program. Dunlap also holds a zero-dollar ceiling multiple-award Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) Contingency Services contract from the Air Force (effective October 2024 through September 2034) for ocean transportation charters and intermodal movement services supporting worldwide Department of Defense operations. Recent delivery orders include $857,119 (April 2026, total small business set-aside) and $754,698 (June 2025, no set-aside) from Naval Sea Systems Command for river, coastal, and dock barge towing supporting naval operations at Puget Sound, and $2.002 million (March 2022, total small business set-aside) from Military Sealift Command for dry cargo voyage charter services using a Jones Act-compliant 200-TEU capacity tug and barge.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of the Navy. Naval Sea Systems Command leads by dollar value (26 awards, $31.7 million combined potential value), followed by Military Sealift Command (18 awards, $4.6 million), Navy Installations Command (16 awards, $1.3 million), and U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces (14 awards, $99 thousand). The Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard ranks first by award count (27 awards) but carries only $150 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting small purchase orders for tug assist services to support Coast Guard cutters in Dutch Harbor, Alaska and elsewhere. Together, the top five customer agencies account for 88% of awards and represent 99% of combined potential value. Work is performed primarily at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington and subordinate locations including Dutch Harbor, Alaska and Port of Benton, Washington. Dunlap places task orders under five named Navy IDIQs, with the largest vehicle (Indefinite Delivery Contract N4523A19D4000) carrying 11 task orders valued at $5.8 million combined potential value; the VISA contract provides contingency capacity rather than firm ordering.

Award activity has been variable—nine awards in 2022, two in 2023, seven in 2024, two in 2025, and one year-to-date in 2026 (as of April 7, 2026)—with only one award valued at $857 thousand reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a minimal recompete cliff. Dunlap Towing maintains a named subsidiary, Pacific Rim Transportation, LTD., also structured as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The company does not subcontract; all award work is performed directly. NAICS concentration reflects the maritime-transportation nature of the business, dominated by Navigational Services to Shipping (42 awards), Inland Water Freight Transportation (26 awards), and Port and Harbor Operations (22 awards), with PSC coding split between Vessel Towing (66 awards) and Marine Charter (26 awards).

Tug and Barge Services - Coastal and International towing, Ship Assist, Tug and Barge Charters. RCP and ISM certified.