Keystone Shipping Services, Inc.

Keystone Shipping Services, Inc. Keystone Shipping CO. Division provides ship management, maintenance, repair, and logistics services to the U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command as a prime contractor, operating without small business set-asides on a full-and-open basis across approximately $8.12 billion in combined federal awards. The company is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, and operates as a child of parent company Chas Kurz & Co Inc.

Keystone's concrete capability portfolio centers on Ready Reserve Force vessel operations and management. The company holds three active single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Secretary of the Navy, each awarded August 18, 2025, with combined value of approximately $1.31 billion through July 26, 2035: Ship Group 01 for six Cape-class vessels (USNS Cape Decision, Diamond, Domingo, Douglas, Ducato, Edmont) valued at $525.2 million; Ship Group 17 for the USNS Bob Hope valued at $268.1 million; and Ship Group 18 for the USNS Brittin and USNS Fisher valued at $415.7 million. Representative work under these vehicles includes a $3.67 million delivery order for Cape Ducato fixed fees and per diem (August 2025), a $8.68 million delivery order for fiscal year 2026 repairs and maintenance on USNS Brittin (January 2026), a $7.86 million delivery order for fiscal year 2026 repairs to USNS Fisher (January 2026), a $4.56 million fixed-price delivery order for ship manager fixed fees on USNS Bob Hope (October 2025), and a $2.04 million delivery order for fixed-fee ship management services on USNS Bob Hope (July 2026). Keystone also operates under older parent vehicles: the RRF Ship Management Services 2016–2024 IDIQ (860 task orders, $676 million combined potential value) and Maritime Administration indefinite delivery contracts (DTMA8C05007, DTDTMA8C00001, DTMA8C05009, DTMA8C05003) collectively generating 855 task orders and approximately $359.4 million in combined value.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed to maritime operations. The top four funding agencies account for 74 percent of recent awards and 37 percent of combined potential value. The Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy dominates the footprint, funding 1,327 awards valued at $2.83 billion. The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration funds 569 awards valued at $140.8 million. The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command funds 28 awards valued at $19.2 million. The Office of the Secretary of Defense funds 2 awards. Ship management work is concentrated in three primary geographic locations: North Charleston, South Carolina (Cape-class vessel management); Portland, Oregon (Bob Hope-class and Brittin/Fisher maintenance); and Portsmouth, Virginia (Cape Race and Cape Rise support).

Activity has grown steadily: 99 awards in 2022, 102 in 2023, 128 in 2024, and 135 in 2025, with 25 recorded in the first month of 2026. The recompete cliff is moderate: 77 awards (combined potential value $110.2 million) complete within the next twenty-four months. Work is performed almost entirely as prime contractor — 2,591 of 2,592 awards carry prime status, with one sub-award to Vigor Marine LLC for supplying licensed maritime officers to support USNS Matthew Perry lay berth and ship repair activities. The company registered with SAM.gov in December 2000 and maintains continuous federal contracting engagement.

Keystone's capability portfolio is categorized under NAICS 488310 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation) for 2,530 awards, reflecting the company's core competency in vessel operations. Primary PSC coding centers on Operation Of Other Non-Building Facilities (1,424 awards), consistent with ready reserve fleet management. The company operates exclusively in the maritime domain — ship repairs, recapitalization, drydocking, regulatory inspections, fuel procurement, security services, project management, and vessel activation/deactivation logistics for government-owned sealift and naval reserve vessels. Keystone does not pursue subcontract work or team arrangements; the single sub-award reflects a direct material supplier for licensed officer personnel, not a managed teaming relationship. The vendor competes without set-asides and operates across defense and transportation agencies on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis.