Salmons Dredging Corporation

Salmons Dredging Corporation, doing business as Salmons Marine Contractor, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Charleston, South Carolina that provides marine construction, dredging, crane rental, and specialized maritime support services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and competes predominantly under total small business set-asides across its prime footprint.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Department of the Navy. The top five customer organizations account for 83% of awards by count, with Navy components anchoring the portfolio — Naval Sea Systems Command alone accounts for 20 awards and $37 million in combined potential value, while Navy Installations Command holds a single $4.654 million delivery order for submarine unmooring services. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Charleston places 20 awards ($442 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Air Force two awards ($865 thousand combined potential value), and the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard nine awards ($93 thousand combined potential value). Navy awards dominate both volume and dollar share; the two customer rankings do not significantly diverge, confirming sustained Navy dependency.

Salmons' capability portfolio centers on vessel and equipment support. Representative recent work includes a $4.654 million total small business delivery order from Navy Installations Command for submarine unmooring services (completion August 2027), a $405,425 Air Force purchase order for barge crane and operator rental service with labor, equipment, transportation, management, and supervision for off-loading at Joint Base Charleston-Naval Weapons Station (completion September 2026), and a $12 million single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract from Naval Sea Systems Command for crane rental services supporting the Nuclear Propulsion Training Unit at Goose Creek, South Carolina (awarded September 2025, running through September 2030). Salmons also holds a $90 thousand multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers for navigation hazard and obstruction removal, and executes Coast Guard task orders for hull cleaning, wreckage salvage, and underwater obstruction removal. Top NAICS codes reflect this portfolio: Navigational Services to Shipping (16 awards), All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (14 awards), and Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing (6 awards).

Salmons holds multiple indefinite delivery vehicles with Navy commands. Naval Sea Systems Command's single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract N6246788D5722 has generated seven task orders; three additional Navy IDCs (N6246788D5657, N6246792D1709, and related vehicles) support crane rental and marine support services. The Army Corps of Engineers' BPA W912HP16A0001 has yielded ten task orders across navigation and obstruction removal work. Activity has been sparse in recent years — two awards in 2025 and three year-to-date in 2026 — following a historical high of four awards in 2023. Three awards (combined potential value $5.1 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure. Combined potential value across the entire portfolio stands at $44.1 million, with $28.4 million obligated (65% of potential).

MARINE CONSTRUCTION, DIVING, FLOATING CRANES, TUGBOATS, BARGES, PILE DRIVING, SHIP REPAIR AND DOCKAGE, HEAVY LIFTS.