Metson Marine Services, Inc.

Metson Marine Services, Inc., a small business subsidiary of Metson Marine Inc. headquartered in Ventura, California, delivers harbor pilot support, port operations, vessel maintenance, and marine logistics services to the U.S. Navy as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides across its $505.6 million combined potential value footprint.

Metson Marine operates as a specialized maritime-support vendor serving five Department of the Navy commands that collectively account for 87% of combined potential value. Navy Installations Command leads with 22 awards worth $111.1 million, anchored by a $41.7 million firm fixed-price definitive contract for watercraft and port operations at Pensacola, Florida (awarded April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028) and a $4.58 million Total Small Business port security barrier operations contract at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine (awarded August 1, 2024, through January 30, 2030). Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center holds nine awards valued at $102.6 million, including a $41.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract for vessel operations and maintenance at Key West, Florida (awarded August 23, 2023, through August 31, 2028). Naval Sea Systems Command represents 13 awards worth $99.3 million. United States Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic) places 12 awards totaling $84.7 million, anchored by a $1.34 million single-award IDIQ for harbor pilot support at Cape Canaveral, Florida (awarded February 1, 2024, through July 31, 2028), which has generated five delivery orders since award. Bureau of Naval Personnel Chief of Naval Personnel holds one award valued at $42.8 million. The portfolio's top NAICS category is Port and Harbor Operations (62 awards), followed by Engineering Services (15 awards) and Ship Building and Repairing (6 awards); top PSC codes are Transportation/Travel/Relocation—Marine Charter (30 awards) and Maintenance/Repair of Ships and Floating Docks (26 awards).

Five Navy IDIQs drive task-order volume. The largest is Indefinite Delivery Contract N0003311D1004 with 27 task orders generating $7.5 million combined potential value; N0042118D0058 carries 7 task orders worth $29.6 million. Metson Marine holds single-award positions on the Cape Canaveral harbor pilot IDIQ and multiple-award seats on fleet-wide small boat support and operational logistics vehicles. Recent delivery orders include a $100,000 Harbor Pilots task order awarded February 1, 2026, by United States Fleet Forces Command (completion January 31, 2027); a $11.95 million definitive contract for Trident II (D-5) missile vessel maintenance at Kings Bay, Georgia, awarded July 17, 2024, by Naval Strategic Systems Programs (completion July 31, 2029); and a $16.4 million firm fixed-price definitive contract for vessel and equipment maintenance at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Panama City, Florida, awarded August 9, 2022 (completion June 8, 2027).

Activity shows volatility year over year—seven awards in 2022, two in 2023, seven in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026—but significant recompete exposure looms: four awards with combined potential value of $99.6 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, notably the $41.7 million Pensacola port operations contract and the $41.3 million Key West vessel operations contract. Service Contract Inventory data covering FY2022–FY2025 shows $46.8 million in invoiced revenue across SCI-reportable prime contracts, with peak invoicing of $19.3 million in FY2023 against 110 FTEs, declining to $2.9 million on 74.3 FTEs in FY2024, and rebounding to $13.3 million on 85.3 FTEs in FY2025. Metson Marine self-performs all reported SCI-contract hours with no subcontractor engagement (0% sub-hours share across prime contracts), indicating vertically integrated delivery. Government-paid hourly rates on federal service contracts run a median of $70.00 per hour, with junior labor at the 10th percentile around $41.31 per hour and senior positions through $144.76 per hour at the 90th percentile.