Nick's Auto Wrecking, Salvage And Metal Recycling, LLC

Nick's Auto Wrecking, Salvage And Metal Recycling, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Kodiak, Alaska, provides recycling and refuse collection services to the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor on a sole-source, full-and-open basis without set-aside designation. The vendor operates entirely within a single customer relationship and competes on capability and geographic isolation rather than SBA certifications.

The vendor's footprint is concentrated exclusively with the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard at Kodiak base — all 14 awards (100% of recent activity) are Coast Guard recycling and waste management contracts. The scope spans materials recovery, scrap metal processing, vehicle recycling, electronics waste disposal, and refuse collection. Nick's holds two active indefinite delivery contracts with the Coast Guard: a primary IDC valued at $1.9 million running through February 2029 (awarded March 2024) and a second, smaller IDC now expired (awarded October 2023 through December 2023). The Coast Guard has issued six delivery orders and three purchase orders against these vehicles since 2021, with combined potential value of $1.7 million and $365 thousand respectively under the primary IDC, and one $140 thousand delivery order under the secondary IDC. Recent representative awards include a $273.8 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order (March 2025) and a $52 thousand purchase order (July 2026) for base recycling services. The July 2026 purchase order, the most recent award, cites Nick's as the sole responsible vendor on Kodiak Island capable of performing the work; the justification notes that alternative disposal sources would impose cost-prohibitive off-island shipping and preparation expenses, establishing geographic lock-in as the basis for sole-source procurement.

Activity is sparse and irregular — one award in 2022, two in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. Nick's holds no subcontracts, IDV vehicles, or parent-contract positions; the vendor operates as a pure prime on single-customer, single-location work. Only one award (combined potential value $52 thousand) completes within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. The vendor's primary NAICS codes are 562111 (Solid Waste Collection) and Materials Recovery Facilities, with PSC S205 (Housekeeping—Trash/Garbage Collection) predominating across twelve awards. Combined potential value across the fourteen awards stands at $8.5 million, with $4.1 million obligated (48% utilization).