Gulf Marine Repair Corp

Gulf Marine Repair Corp, operating as Gulf Marine Repair Corporation, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business providing ship repair, drydock services, and vessel maintenance to federal maritime agencies as a prime contractor exclusively — all 47 recent awards are prime contracts or grants with no subcontractor footprint. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Tampa, Florida and operates under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and predominantly PSC 2090 (Non-Nuclear Ship Repair, East).

Gulf Marine's customer base concentrates almost entirely on maritime defense and operational agencies. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard accounts for 96% of award count and 89% of combined potential value across 35 awards totaling $120.2 million, anchoring the vendor's entire business model. The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration holds three awards valued at $12.5 million combined; the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration holds three awards; and the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency each hold single awards. The two customer-ranking lists converge — Coast Guard dominance on both volume and dollars is unambiguous.

Representative work spans Coast Guard cutter drydock maintenance and repair: a $5.5 million Definitive Contract (January 2024, Total Small Business set-aside) for repair, conversion, and modification of the USCGC Hudson with target completion June 2024; a $4.9 million Definitive Contract (February 2023, Total Small Business set-aside) for drydocking, hull repairs, and propulsion system overhaul on the USCGC Mohawk; a $5.5 million Definitive Contract (March 2022, Total Small Business set-aside) for drydocking and maintenance of the CGC Valiant; and smaller purchase orders for vessel-specific repairs (fuel line repair on USCGC Venturous, $7,975; reefer piping repair, $19,975). NOAA work includes a $4.1 million purchase order (October 2022, no set-aside) for drydock repairs and maintenance of the NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster, and a $5 million purchase order (September 2026, small business set-aside) for drydock repairs to NOAA Ship Oregon II with completion through March 2027. Gulf Marine also received a $997,678 Project Grant from the Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.814, Assistance to Small Shipyards, awarded August 2024) for a dry-dock strengthening project on the A.W. Hendry dry-dock at its Tampa facility, aimed at increasing efficiency and equipment capability.

Award activity peaked in 2021 (six awards) then contracted sharply — two awards in 2022, four in 2023, two in 2024, and one in 2026 — signaling a material decline in recompete volume over the past three years. Only one award (combined potential value $5 million) reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Gulf Marine's 40 awards under NAICS 336611 and concentration of PSC codes around non-nuclear ship repair indicate a tightly focused shipyard operation. Combined potential value across all 47 awards stands at $134.6 million, with $64.1 million obligated to date (48% drawn down).

SCI-reported invoicing on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled $19.7 million across FY2022–FY2024 (FY2022: $10 million across 55.3 FTEs; FY2023: $4.9 million across 14.5 FTEs; FY2024: $4.7 million across 10.9 FTEs). Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts ranged from a 10th percentile of $75.39/hr to a median of $95.38/hr, with senior labor pricing through $191.49/hr at the 90th percentile. Gulf Marine operates without subcontractor engagement on federal service contracts — zero sub-hours share across SCI records — indicating a fully owned-workforce delivery model.

Steel renewal. Double hull conversion design and installation. Fender and valve repair. Cargo, ballast or heating oil system design and installation. Hull or internal blasting and coating. Propulsion shafting fab and installation. Electrical system.