Fence Specialists LLC

Fence Specialists LLC, doing business as Fence Specialists Inc., a for-profit limited liability partnership based in Tacoma, Washington, manufactures and installs fence components, gates, and perimeter security systems to federal agencies as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides and GSA Multiple Award Schedule vehicles. The vendor operates almost exclusively as a prime (99% of recent awards), competing predominantly under small-business set-asides on purchase orders and delivery orders rather than full-and-open procurements.

Fence Specialists' capability portfolio centers on fence installation, repair, and replacement services; automated gate systems with electronic access control; and security fencing materials including chain link, vinyl-coated chain link, and barbed wire topping. Representative prime work includes a $224,895 Total Small Business purchase order from the U.S. Geological Survey for installation of approximately 1,600 linear feet of 6-foot-high black vinyl-coated chain link fencing with barbed wire, one 24-foot automated sliding gate with electronic access control, and two 16-foot manual swinging double gates at the Columbia River Research Laboratory in Bingen, Washington (completed September 2026); a $140,363 Total Small Business purchase order from the Department of the Interior National Park Service for reinforcement of approximately 2.5 miles of fencing at the White Bird Battlefield in Nez Perce, Idaho (awarded June 2024); and a $72,355 Total Small Business purchase order from the Air Force for fencing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (awarded August 2024). The vendor also holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract and fills delivery orders for fence materials and installation through that vehicle — five awards, $4 million combined potential value across GSA Federal Acquisition Service, Department of the Interior, the Army Installation Management Command Southeast Region, and the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Customer concentration is moderate and dispersed. The top five customer offices account for 41% of awards by count but only 80% of combined potential value, indicating a long tail of smaller orders. The Army Installation Management Command Southeast Region leads by count (17 awards, $715 thousand) and dollars among Army accounts, but GSA Federal Acquisition Service anchors the dollar ranking with 5 awards valued at $4 million combined potential. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard (10 awards, $291 thousand), GSA Public Buildings Service Region 10 (8 awards, $412 thousand), and the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Detention Center SeaTac (6 awards, $220 thousand) round out the active set. Across 113 total awards since 2009, the vendor serves 46 distinct federal customer agencies.

The vendor's primary vehicle is the GSA Multiple Award Schedule with 68 task orders and $2 million combined potential value. A Blanket Purchase Agreement (GS07FY0060) carries 8 task orders valued at $149 thousand. Award activity has been episodic rather than sustained: one award in 2022, one in 2023, seven in 2024, then two in 2025 and two in 2026 year-to-date, with combined potential value across all awards of $7.1 million and obligated dollars of $3.1 million (44% realization). One award (the USGS fence installation contract valued at $224,895) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the recompete exposure window. The vendor subcontracts minimally — one sub-award identified as of August 2025, performing fence and gate work under Midnight Sun-Centennial Kirratchiaq JV, LLC on a tennis court repair project. Top procurement categories by award count are Temporary Help Services (50 awards), Security Systems Services (20 awards), and All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (16 awards), though the dominant PSC framing is Fencing, Fences, Gates And Components (57 awards of the 113 total).

Fence Specialists provides and installs fencing, gates, gate automation and other related materials to the general public and government.