Schnabel Engineering, LLC

Schnabel Engineering, LLC, a subsidiary of parent Schnabel, Inc., operates as a small geotechnical and environmental engineering services firm headquartered in West Columbia, South Carolina, delivering groundwater assessment, geophysical surveying, hazardous material surveys, and structural evaluation services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (91% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company is not designated as a set-aside business and competes full-and-open across all federal work.

Schnabel Engineering's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated in facility support and environmental compliance engineering. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg accounts for 56 awards and $249 thousand in combined potential value — representing 87% of award count and 94% of combined potential dollars. A recent $29,435 firm fixed-price purchase order from Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg, awarded March 3, 2026, for groundwater-related services exemplifies the core work: environmental sampling, testing, and compliance services at detention facilities. The remaining portfolio spans minimal exposure to the Coast Guard, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and the Army Corps of Engineers, each accounting for a single award.

Activity has been episodic; the company recorded one award in 2021, one in 2022, three in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. Combined potential value across all 69 awards totals $266 thousand, though combined dollars obligated reach $570 thousand — indicating that actual contract spend has exceeded the original potential-value ceiling by 214%, a signal that purchase orders and task orders have been exercised and obligated beyond initial ceiling projections. The firm's capability concentration aligns with its customer concentration: 66 of 69 awards fall under Engineering Services NAICS, with 57 awards coded to PSC Other QC/Test/Inspect–Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment, confirming a specialization in groundwater testing and water-systems evaluation.

In its subcontractor capacity, Schnabel Engineering delivers geotechnical engineering and geophysical surveying services to mid-market engineering primes. Named sub awards include a November 2024 structural evaluation of foundations and slabs at Moody Air Force Base under Stantec Consulting Services, a September 2025 geotechnical engineering assignment under Sherlock, Smith & Adams, an October 2024 geophysical surveying task under Jacobs Government Services Company for water storage tank replacement at AUTEC, a July 2024 hazardous material survey and investigation sub to a Sherlock Smith & Adams joint venture, and an October 2022 geotech preliminary report sub under an RQ-AECOM 2 joint venture. The vendor's parent, Schnabel, Inc., also holds federal prime contract and grant awards, suggesting potential for coordinated bidding or cross-subsidiary teaming on larger geotechnical and environmental remediation programs.