Highmark Marine Fabrication, LLC

Highmark Marine Fabrication, LLC, a sole proprietorship based in Kodiak, Alaska, provides maritime fabrication, vessel repair, and specialized shipyard services to federal agencies as a prime contractor, operating predominantly under small business set-asides and holding a $49 million indefinite delivery contract with Military Sealift Command through January 2030. The company is self-certified as a small disadvantaged business and veteran-owned, competing almost exclusively as a prime (97% of recent awards) rather than as a subcontractor.

Highmark's customer base reflects concentrated exposure to maritime and coastal federal agencies. The U.S. Coast Guard accounts for 29 of 38 recent awards (76% of award count) but only $1.9 million in combined potential value—a volume-heavy, low-dollar-per-task pattern typical of purchase-order maintenance and repair work. By contrast, Military Sealift Command's single award dominates the dollar ranking at $49 million, anchoring the company's potential-value profile. The Naval Sea Systems Command ($1.7 million on boat-building and overhaul work for Coast Guard and NOAA watercraft), NOAA ($60 thousand across four awards for vessel repairs), and the Fish and Wildlife Service ($19 thousand) round out the customer set. This split—high transaction volume with the Coast Guard on small repair jobs, strategic depth through the MSC IDIQ—characterizes Highmark as a local maritime service provider with a rare large-dollar-ceiling vehicle.

Highmark's capability portfolio centers on vessel maintenance, repair, and overhaul; custom metal fabrication; and specialized maritime services. Representative work includes a $1.65 million definitive contract with Naval Sea Systems Command (awarded July 2022) for overhaul and modernization of three 11-meter support craft and trailers in Kodiak under Total Small Business set-aside; a $794 thousand Coast Guard definitive contract (January 2022) for dockside repair of the USCGC Cypress, including engine cleaning, deck preservation, and insulation renewal; and recent Coast Guard purchase orders for hull painting ($30.3 thousand, August 2025), hull cleaning ($72.4 thousand, June 2025), tank vent repair ($59.8 thousand, May 2025), and custom H-60 helicopter maintenance worktables ($49.9 thousand, September 2025). The company also holds a $969 thousand Maritime Administration project grant (awarded July 2023, running through July 2025) to acquire a 120-ton rough terrain crane for capital improvement at its Kodiak facility, enhancing lift capacity for shipyard operations.

Award activity accelerated in 2025 (11 awards) after flat performance in 2023–2024 (4–2 awards per year), with one award recorded in 2026 to date. Eleven awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months represent $42.7 million in combined potential value, driven primarily by the MSC IDIQ and its task-order pipeline. The company operates predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides (approximately 60% of recent awards by count), with the remainder on full-and-open or no set-aside basis. Primary NAICS concentration sits in Ship Building and Repairing (29 awards), with secondary presence in Institutional Furniture Manufacturing and miscellaneous metal fabrication. Highmark subcontracts minimally—one recorded sub-award under Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation in 2024 for machine shop work on IRBM targets—reflecting a prime-focused business model tied to its local Kodiak location and established relationships with Coast Guard, NOAA, and Navy maritime operators in Alaska.

Highmark Marine Fabrication provides ABS/USCG certified welding, marine repair, machining, commercial diving, mobile crane services, coatings, Interior & exterior vessel renewal