Prather Construction Corp

Prather Construction Corp, a woman-owned small business based in Summersville, West Virginia, delivers grounds maintenance, landscaping, and facility management services to the Army Corps of Engineers as a prime contractor, operating exclusively under small business set-aside IDCs and issuing task orders on a firm fixed-price basis.

Prather Construction holds two active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District: a $1.1 million total small business set-aside IDC awarded December 11, 2021, for mowing and maintenance at Summersville Lake (extending through December 31, 2026) and a $1 million total small business set-aside IDC awarded April 26, 2024, for mowing and maintenance at Sutton Lake (extending through December 31, 2028). Under these vehicles, Prather has issued task orders covering routine annual mowing, boundary mowing, powerline maintenance, tile installation, park attendant services, and general building and landscaping maintenance. Representative work includes a $141,094.88 delivery order (March 1, 2026) for mowing services at Sutton Lake, a $128,600 delivery order (February 16, 2026) for mowing services at Summersville Lake, and a $84,368.28 delivery order (April 13, 2026) for mowing services at Burnsville Lake — all under total small business set-aside designation.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers accounts for all 52 prime awards (100% coverage) across the vendor's recent footprint, with $4.8 million in combined potential value. The Huntington District, a subordinate component, represents 19 awards valued at $1.8 million. Prather operates as a prime contractor exclusively; no subcontract footprint is present in the source data. The vendor competes entirely under set-asides: the two parent IDCs are structured as total small business set-asides, although individual task orders issued against those vehicles carry no set-aside designation themselves, permitting competitive ordering once the IDC is in place.

Activity has declined from 7 awards in 2022 to 3 awards in each of 2025 and 2026, reflecting a mature, stable customer relationship rather than growth. Combined potential value across all 52 awards totals $6.6 million, with $2.5 million obligated (38% of potential). Four awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $354 thousand. The vendor's service portfolio concentrates in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), accounting for 50 of 52 awards. Prather operates without subcontractor involvement and maintains its established regional presence through recurring seasonal task orders at Army Corps water resource facilities throughout West Virginia.