Port Of Portland

Port of Portland, a U.S. local government port authority and airport operator headquartered in Portland, Oregon, delivers maritime dredging services, airport infrastructure improvements, and cargo terminal operations to the federal government primarily as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) under cost-reimbursable and full-and-open procurement vehicles. The vendor operates as a recipient of federal grants across airport modernization and port sustainability programs, with no subcontract footprint.

Port of Portland's federal footprint centers on two distinct capability streams. The first is recurring pipeline dredging for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, anchored to a large indefinite delivery contract (DACW5782C0078) covering maintenance of navigable waterways in the Columbia River region. Representative dredging work includes delivery orders valued at approximately $28.4 million (fiscal 2025), $28.7 million (fiscal 2024), $29 million (fiscal 2023), and $21.1 million (fiscal 2021), all cost-no-fee contracts with USACE. The second stream is FAA-funded airport infrastructure modernization at Portland International Airport, including taxiway and runway rehabilitation, terminal improvements, and zero-emissions vehicle charging infrastructure, funded through project grants under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). Recent representative airport grants include $18.4 million (July 2025) for terminal equipment replacement, $16.9 million (July 2024) for zero-emissions charging infrastructure, $10.3 million (August 2024) for passenger boarding bridge reconstruction, and $8.9 million (June 2025) for taxiway reconstruction. Port of Portland also holds recurring GSA leasehold agreements for federal office space occupancy, evident from 70 task orders under Basic Ordering Agreement GS10B06717 carrying $74.3 million in combined potential value, and has received economic development grants from the Economic Development Administration ($29.4 million in September 2022 and $3.8 million in September 2022) for mass timber industry coalition leadership in Oregon. Recent grants include an Inflation Reduction Act award from EPA Region 10 (December 2024) for emissions inventory, decarbonization planning, and workforce development analysis, a $194 thousand Port Security Grant Program award from FEMA (September 2024), and a Maritime Administration grant (January 2024) for cargo terminal improvements including pavement strengthening, stormwater systems, and electrical infrastructure at Marine Terminal 6.

Customer concentration is narrow and dollar-weighted toward civil works. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers dominates by potential value, accounting for $542.9 million across 23 awards (about 78% of the combined potential value in the top five customer agencies). The FAA's Northwest Mountain Region places 41 awards but with smaller per-award magnitude, reflecting the portfolio's composition of multiple taxiway, runway, and terminal phases. The Department of the Army (30 awards) and the Department of Transportation (45 combined awards across FAA regional and headquarters offices and Maritime Administration) together account for the vast majority of the recent award footprint. General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration round out active customers with smaller positions.

Port of Portland's parent vehicles center on Army Corps indefinite delivery contracts for dredging (DACW5782C0078, DACW5785C0119, DACW5779C0091) and a large GSA basic ordering agreement (GS10B06717) for real property leasing. The dredging IDCs carry the highest task-order throughput and dollar value. Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years — six awards in 2022 and 2023, rising to nine in 2024 and eight in 2025 — with only four awards (combined potential value $28.4 million) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete exposure. Combined potential value across all 256 prime and sub awards stands at $697.7 million, though actual obligations exceed this by $1.13 billion (162% utilization), indicating heavy drawdown on existing delivery orders and task orders. Port of Portland's work is concentrated in two NAICS categories: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (74 awards, reflecting GSA real estate activity) and Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (13 awards), with the balance spanning dredging, marine vessels, and professional support.