Fraser Shipyards LLC

Fraser Shipyards LLC, a HUBZone-certified small disadvantaged business based in Superior, Wisconsin, operates as a prime contractor delivering shipyard repair, maintenance, drydocking, and new-build boat and vessel services to federal maritime customers. The company is a subsidiary of Reuben Johnson & Son, Inc., and competes across full-and-open and total small business set-aside contracts without federal grant sub-recipient activity; all 49 awards in the recent portfolio are prime contracts or IDIQs, with zero subcontractor positions.

Fraser's customer concentration centers on maritime and watercraft sustainment. The top-five funding agencies account for 67% of awards by count but 99% of combined potential value, driven by a single dominant account: the Department of the Army Materiel Command's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command holds two awards (a $241.4 million IDIQ for Army Watercraft Sustainment Maintenance Program Zone 1 CONUS services plus a $1 thousand delivery order start-of-work meeting), which alone represents 88% of Fraser's combined potential value. The Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command anchors the second-largest dollar share with two awards totaling $14.5 million for work-boat procurement and dive support boat delivery. The Department of Homeland Security's US Coast Guard, by contrast, dominates by award count (21 awards) but represents only $12.2 million in combined potential value — a pattern of frequent, small-dollar maintenance and repair orders. The Department of the Interior's National Park Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Maritime Administration round out the active customer set. Representative work includes a $4.5 million HUBZone firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command (June 2023) for delivery of a 60-foot dive support boat to Norfolk, Virginia within 545 days; an $870 thousand total small business purchase order from the National Park Service Midwest Region (June 2023) for dry dock services on the M/V Ranger III through December 2023; an $1.33 million total small business drydocking and repair contract from the Army Corps of Engineers (March 2022) for the tug Billmaier in Duluth, Minnesota; and a $6,575 total small business purchase order from the Coast Guard (September 2024) for tie down repairs in Superior, Wisconsin.

Vehicle positioning centers on a single large IDIQ. The Army Watercraft Sustainment Maintenance Program Zone 1 IDIQ (award date January 30, 2026, ceiling $241.4 million through July 2026) functions as Fraser's primary federal vehicle, with place of performance in Superior, Wisconsin and subordinate facilities in Duluth, Minnesota and Houghton, Michigan. Additionally, Fraser holds positions on a Coast Guard IDIQ for Underwater Body Paint (4 task orders, $417 thousand combined potential value) and a Basic Ordering Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District. Activity has been episodic — two awards in 2022, three in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026 — with only one award (combined value not material) facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure.

Fraser's NAICS and PSC concentration reflects a pure-play shipyard operator. Thirty-nine of forty-nine awards fall under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing); the PSC codes reflect maintenance and repair of ship and marine equipment (13 awards), small craft (6 awards), and non-nuclear ship repair across East and West regions (19 awards combined). Service Contract Inventory reporting captures only partial federal service-contract activity: SCI-reportable invoicing totaled $846 thousand in FY2023 and $851 thousand in FY2024 across fewer than one FTE delivered per fiscal year on SCI-eligible contracts. On those SCI-reported prime contracts, median government-paid rates ran around $505/hr, with senior labor pricing through $690/hr. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors accounted for an average 23% of total contractor hours, with two named subs reported — indicating Fraser executes most work in-house but engages subs for specialized skill gaps. The source does not identify named subcontractors by name. Fraser's corporate parent, Reuben Johnson & Son, Inc., is a separate federal contractor entity; the relationship structure suggests operational or ownership alignment but does not indicate consolidated federal award reporting or revenue pooling.

The Fraser Shipyards facility on Lake Superior commands more than 60 acres with navigable water access, rail access, and immediate freeway access. This advantageous location empowers us to provide excellent logistical support to our customers. We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to meet the exacting demands of the Marine Industry.

* Over 2,000 feet of dock wall to accommodate overnight or long-term top side repairs.

*Two dry docks, the largest able to accommodate 800' long vessels up to 80' wide.

*Large capacity fabrication shop with CNC controlled machinery.

*Extensive ware housing.

*Full logistics support.

*Naval architecture and engineering support staff.