Port Of Vancouver

Port of Vancouver, a municipal port authority based in Vancouver, Washington, operates as a prime recipient on federal maritime and port-infrastructure grants and as a prime contractor on vessel-berthing delivery orders issued by the Maritime Administration, competing without set-aside designation. The port provides long-term layberth services, vessel maintenance coordination, utility connections, mooring support, and environmental compliance for the U.S. Navy's Ready Reserve Force fleet, alongside grant-funded port electrification and security initiatives.

Port of Vancouver's federal footprint centers on two customer agencies that together account for 94% of award count and 100% of combined potential value. The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration funds four awards totaling $31.2 million in combined potential value, anchored by two single-award indefinite-delivery contracts: a $9.63 million IDIQ for SS Curtiss layberthing services (ultimate completion November 30, 2033) and a $12.2 million IDIQ for Watson-class LMSR vessels including Mitchell Red Cloud and Travis E Watkins (ultimate completion August 31, 2031). Under these IDIQs, Port of Vancouver has received two firm fixed-price delivery orders — a $3.32 million order from November 2023 for SS Curtiss FY24 and option-period-2 support moored in Portland, Oregon, and a $6 million order from September 2026 for two-vessel layberthing through October 2031. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program has issued five project grants to Port of Vancouver for port security initiatives across multiple fiscal years (2024, 2025, and additional cycles), though dollar magnitudes are not detailed in the source. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $25.08 million project grant (Clean Ports Program under the Inflation Reduction Act, ultimate completion December 1, 2028) for zero-emission port infrastructure including two electric mobile harbor cranes, 480-voltage vessel shore power for cruise vessels, battery-charging infrastructure, and workforce training.

Activity is sporadic but recent: one award in 2021, three in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026. Combined dollars obligated ($49 million) exceed combined potential value ($31.2 million) by 57%, indicating that task orders and grants have been drawn down faster than ceiling values reflect. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, posing minimal recompete exposure in the immediate window. Port of Vancouver holds a sub-grant role on a single FEMA-4481-DR-WA COVID-19 emergency protective-measures sub-award issued February 2023 by Washington State. The port's primary NAICS footprint spans 488390 (Other Support Activities for Water Transportation) and facilities support, with PSC codes reflecting engineering-technical and transportation services.