J.f. Brennan Company, Inc.

J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., a Wisconsin-based specialty marine contractor and fourth-generation family-owned business, operates as the primary operating subsidiary of Brennan Group Inc. and competes predominantly as a prime contractor (91% of recent awards) delivering contaminated sediment remediation, lock and dam construction and repair, dredging, and marine infrastructure services to federal agencies on full-and-open and total small business set-aside contracts. The company's $2.59 billion combined potential value across 365 recent awards and $924.5 million in obligated dollars reflects concentrated customer relationships and a portfolio anchored to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA Region 5.

Customer concentration tracks sharply with EPA Region 5 and the Army Corps of Engineers. EPA Region 5 accounts for 19 awards carrying $1.39 billion in combined potential value—the largest single-customer dollar anchor—while the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers holds 141 awards worth $667 million combined potential value. The Department of the Army (non-Corps) places 88 awards valued at $262 million. Together, these three customer lines represent approximately 95% of combined potential value across the entire portfolio. Within the Army Corps of Engineers, J.F. Brennan's work divides across regional engineering districts: Rock Island District (12 awards, $67.1 million), Chicago District (2 awards, $65.1 million), and St. Paul District (15 awards, $23.9 million). Naval Sea Systems Command and the Department of the Navy round out the active set with 14 awards totaling $710 thousand, primarily for port security barrier parts procurement and keel cooler repair.

Recent representative prime work includes a $117.748 million full-and-open definitive contract from the Army Corps of Engineers for Brandon Road Interbasin Project Increment 1-A construction (aquatic nuisance species dispersal prevention, awarded April 2026, completion April 2029); a $68.74 million full-and-open definitive contract for Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Improvement Project in Missouri (awarded September 2024, completion February 2027); a $43.671 million full-and-open definitive contract for NESP LD25 lock foundation and site preparation with Army Corps St. Louis (awarded July 2026, completion January 2028); and $35.4 million and $31.8 million delivery orders under EPA Region 5's Great Lakes National Program Office Remediation and Restoration Services (GLNPO-RRS) MATOC for Spirit Lake Phase III and Munger Landing remedial actions respectively (both total small business set-aside, awarded May 2022, completion through 2026–2027). The company holds a recurring position on multiple indefinite delivery vehicles totaling over $1.88 billion in combined ceiling value: a $960 million multiple-award IDC with EPA Region 5 for GLNPO-RRS II (awarded January 2025, running through January 2029); a $260 million multiple-award MATOC with the Army Corps of Engineers for Design-Bid-Build Marine Construction within Lakes Districts (Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit) (awarded February 2023, running through January 2028); a $200 million multiple-award MATOC for stoplog slot cuts conversion on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (awarded February 2024, running through February 2029); and a $160 million multiple-award IDC for metal fabrication, refurbishment, and installation designated total small business set-aside (awarded November 2022, running through November 2027).

Award activity has trended unevenly across the past five years—19 awards in 2022, 10 in 2023, 27 in 2024, 14 in 2025, and 5 in the first three-quarters of 2026—reflecting the lumpiness of large infrastructure project awards. Fourteen awards with combined potential value of $314.8 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure across Corps projects (Lock 19 nose pier replacement, Webbers Falls stilling basin repairs, and others) and EPA Region 5 remediation delivery orders.

The company self-performs substantially all of its federal service contract work. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts (a federal-services subset above the $150,000 threshold), J.F. Brennan invoked $135.4 million in federal invoiced labor over four fiscal years (FY2022–FY2025): $41.7 million in FY2022 across 51.2 FTEs, $78.1 million in FY2023 across 50.5 FTEs, $15.6 million in FY2024 across 11.4 FTEs, and minimal activity in FY2025. The FY2022–2023 ramp reflects large EPA Region 5 remediation projects (Munger Landing and Spirit Lake Phase III), with the FY2024 decline and FY2025 tailing reflecting project completion. On federal services contracts captured in SCI, median government-paid rates ran around $583.31 per hour, with senior labor pricing reaching into the $1,299.05 per hour range (90th percentile) and lower-skilled labor in the $59 per hour band. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, J.F. Brennan reported zero sub-contract labor share—the company self-performed 100% of contractor hours on its major EPA and Corps remediation and construction projects.

J.F. Brennan also operates as a subcontractor to larger marine and construction primes. Recent sub work includes diving services to Manson Construction Co on lock center gate replacement projects (Large Lock Center Gate at Lower Granite Lock and Dam, Washington), port security barrier repair services to Vigor Marine LLC for USS Barry, USS Cape St. George, and USS KIDD depot modernization periods (day rates ranging from $10,638 to $15,734 per day depending on shift and weather), and Spirit Lake Phase II and Phase III construction support to EA Engineering, Science, And Technology, Inc., PBC on EPA Great Lakes Legacy Act remedial actions. Seven named SCI-reportable sub records between FY2022 and FY2025 confirm the subcontractor engagement, though sub work represents only 9% of the overall award count.

The company's capability footprint centers on contaminated sediment remediation (dredging, dewatering, confirmation sampling, water treatment), lock and dam construction and repair (miter gate installation, foundation work, cylinder replacement, stilling basin repair), marine infrastructure maintenance (breakwater repair, vessel exclusion barriers, port security barriers), and specialized marine diving services. NAICS distribution reflects this specialization: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction leads with 65 awards, Remediation Services accounts for 22 awards, and Ship Building and Repairing for 9 awards. PSC classification tracks to Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities (8 awards) and Repair or Alteration of Other Non-Building Facilities (7 awards), with Maintenance of Dams (6 awards) and Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (5 awards) rounding the active set.

The company competes across both full-and-open and total small business set-aside vehicles. Full-and-open awards dominate the Army Corps of Engineers prime portfolio (Brandon Road, Lock and Dam 22, NESP LD25, Webbers Falls, lock and dam repair projects), while EPA Region 5 remediation work routes consistently through total small business set-aside delivery orders under the GLNPO-RRS vehicles. Naval Sea Systems Command awards carry no set-aside designation. Set-aside posture across the portfolio shows no dominant pattern—the company pursues and wins significant work under both designations, reflecting strong competitive positioning in both channels.

Hydraulic Dredging, dewatering, and water Treatment of Contaminated sediments in Rivers and Ports.