Pacific Star Marine Inc.

Pacific Star Marine Inc., a Canadian for-profit manufacturer of marine propulsion system components and parts, sells specialized equipment and maintenance services exclusively to the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders and an indefinite delivery contract, competing on an unrestricted full-and-open basis with no small business set-aside designation.

Based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Pacific Star Marine operates as an international organization under NAICS codes dominated by ship and marine equipment repair and maintenance (32 awards), other engine equipment manufacturing (16 awards), and ship building and repair (11 awards), with complementary PSC coding in marine propulsion components and gasket materials. The vendor's federal footprint is highly concentrated: 80 of 81 awards (98% of activity and 99% of combined potential value) flow from the U.S. Coast Guard, with a single $159 thousand outlier from the Army Corps of Engineers' Memphis Engineering District.

Pacific Star Marine's core capability centers on Ulstein Aquamaster Model 1350H thruster maintenance, overhaul, and parts supply for the Coast Guard's 175-foot WLM class buoy tender fleet. The vendor holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract (HSCG4015D40589, ceiling $15,543.72, running through September 9, 2026) for maintenance and overhaul including technical support on those Z-drive propulsion systems, against which 30 task orders have been placed (combined potential value $6.4 million). Representative recent awards include a $227 thousand April 2026 purchase order for inspection and reporting on transmission, cable, gearbox, and control assemblies at Curtis Bay, Baltimore; a $228 thousand May 2024 order for cable assemblies, transmissions, gearboxes, and control assemblies; and a $38 thousand June 2025 purchase order for steering proportional valves to support the USCGC JAMES RANKIN. The vendor also supplies OEM parts and replacement components — spacer seals, circuit card assemblies, angle indicators, and specialized hydraulic valves — when original manufacturers are no longer in business or OEM authorization is required.

Activity shows cyclical patterns: three awards in 2022, declining to one in 2023, then rising to seven in 2024 before moderating to three in 2025 and one in 2026. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $19.7 million with $9 million obligated (46% realization rate), reflecting the mix of firm fixed-price purchase orders and the small-ceiling IDC. The vendor operates work performance at multiple locations: primary facilities in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with deliveries frequently staged through Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Maryland. Pacific Star Marine competes directly against the Coast Guard's authorized distributors for OEM parts and maintains exclusive supplier status for Ulstein propulsion system components due to original manufacturer authorization and technical support capabilities.