Ohio River Salvage Inc.

Ohio River Salvage Inc., a for-profit marine construction and river salvage services provider headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has established itself as a specialized contractor for the U.S. federal government, primarily serving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through federal contract awards. The company, registered in the System for Award Management since February 2009, brings extensive expertise in critical waterway maintenance and emergency response capabilities to support federal infrastructure and civil works programs throughout the Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers region.

Ohio River Salvage Inc. has demonstrated comprehensive service capabilities through its federal contract history, with all prime contract awards issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers across multiple districts including Pittsburgh, Huntington, Louisville, and Nashville. The company's primary service offerings include mechanical dredging operations, emergency dredging services, and barge and tug rental support for specialized engineering operations. Notable delivery order contracts include emergency dredging of the Monongahela River at Pool 3 in Monessen, Pennsylvania valued at $1.15 million (July 2025); maintenance dredging at Braddock Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River worth $402,136.66 (December 2024); emergency dredging with final quantity adjustments totaling $3.175 million (September 2024); Ohio River dredging services valued at $1.487 million (May 2024); and dredging support services for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division at $1.856 million (August 2022). Additional contracts included a barge and tug rental purchase order valued at $174,000 to support drilling operations at Montgomery Lock and Dam (September 2022), and various guaranteed minimum delivery orders for regional dredging services. All contracts utilized firm fixed-price pricing structures with no set-aside designations, reflecting the company's competitive standing in the open federal marketplace. Performance locations have primarily centered on Pennsylvania and West Virginia waterways, supporting the Corps' civil works mission and emergency waterway response requirements.

Ohio River Salvage Inc. currently holds a $45 million multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded on January 19, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of January 18, 2027. This strategic contract vehicle provides regional mechanical dredging services across the Huntington, Louisville, Nashville, and Pittsburgh Districts within the Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division, enabling USACE to issue task orders for both routine maintenance and emergency dredging operations throughout the region. Under this IDIQ framework, USACE has issued numerous delivery orders representing the full scope of Ohio River Salvage Inc.'s federal contract activity, including emergency dredging operations, maintenance dredging at locks and dams, and guaranteed minimum orders for various option periods and regional districts. The IDIQ contract demonstrates the company's established credibility and capability as a key regional provider for waterway infrastructure support, with all task orders issued on a non-competitive basis reflecting the company's prior selection as a multiple-award IDIQ contractor.