Ocean Duchess, Inc.

Ocean Duchess, Inc., doing business as Ocean Duchess Inc., operates as a 100% prime contractor providing ship management, repair, maintenance, activation, and logistics support for naval auxiliary and Ready Reserve Force vessels to the Department of the Navy and Maritime Administration. The company is a child entity of Ocean Shipholdings, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, and competes exclusively under full-and-open procurement without SBA certifications or set-aside protections.

Ocean Duchess delivers concrete maritime operations spanning ship manager fixed fees, regulatory compliance and port transit charge management, dock and sea trials, repairs and maintenance, drydocking and dry dock project management, fuel and lubricant supply, vessel activation and deactivation, mission operations support, security programs, and comprehensive logistics support. Representative work includes a $2.8 million delivery order (Ship Group 12 Ship Management Services IDIQ, awarded August 18, 2025) for USNS Cape Inscription ship manager fixed fees and closeout support through July 26, 2026; a $11.2 million USS Wright drydocking delivery order (Ship Group 15 Ship Management Services, issued February 6, 2026) for dry docking through December 31, 2026; and a $6.3 million delivery order (Ship Group 12, awarded December 20, 2025) for CAPE ISLAND fiscal year 2026 mission operation pathways per diem support through September 30, 2026.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of the Navy accounts for 905 awards totaling $1.27 billion in combined potential value—73% of the portfolio by award count and 90% by dollars. The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration holds 241 awards worth $99 million (17% of awards, 7% of dollars). The Office of the Secretary of Defense accounts for two awards totaling $1.4 million. Within the Navy footprint, work is distributed across West Coast ports (San Diego, Long Beach, Vancouver, and Tacoma, California and Washington) and Atlantic ports (Norfolk, Virginia) supporting the Navy's auxiliary and Ready Reserve Force fleets.

Ocean Duchess holds five major parent contract vehicles. The RRF Ship Management Services 2016-2024 IDIQ (Secretary of the Navy) carries 596 task orders worth $381.8 million in combined potential value and runs through January 26, 2025 (now expired). Three Maritime Administration IDIQs—DTMA8C05020 (250 task orders, $129.5 million), DTMA8C11026 (145 task orders, $71.8 million), and DTMA8C00031 (96 task orders, $17.7 million)—provide framework for task order issuance through their respective ceiling dates. The company's newest Navy vehicles are two single-award indefinite-delivery contracts awarded August 18, 2025: Ship Group 12 Ship Management Services ($202.4 million ceiling through July 26, 2035, covering USNS Cape Inscription, USNS Cape Isabel, and USNS Cape Island) and Ship Group 15 Ship Management Services ($228 million ceiling through July 26, 2035, covering USS Curtiss and USS Wright).

Activity shows volatility year over year: 44 awards in 2022, 45 in 2023, 44 in 2024, 69 in 2025, and 40 through early October 2026. The company faces significant recompete exposure: 35 awards with ultimate completion dates inside the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $49.4 million. Over its award history since November 2000, Ocean Duchess has received 1,234 total prime awards with combined potential value of $1.41 billion and $675.8 million in obligated dollars (48% of potential value). Award pricing structures split between cost-no-fee (reimbursable costs without profit margin) and firm-fixed-price arrangements depending on work scope. All awards have been issued through open competition with no set-aside designations, reflecting the specialized, single-source nature of naval ship management for specific vessels and the government's established supplier relationship with the company.

Ocean Duchess, Inc. ("OSI") is a full service marine operating company providing environmentally safe and efficient ocean transportation to its customers. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ODI has been operating ships for over 30 years. ODI's main business is the turnkey operation of U.S. flag ocean going ships for commercial and government customers. Ship operations are worldwide including transportation of petroleum products, and other bulk commodities and the pre-positioning of ships containing cargo in support of the U.S. military. ODI can provide technical and program management to operate, maintain, alter configuration, and support Navy mission requirements for ocean-going ships of all size. Generally, this also includes budget management, cost control systems, purchasing, logistical, safety and quality systems and varying degrees of security. ISO 14001:2004 Certified