Tag Contracting, Inc.

Tag Contracting, Inc. is a for-profit, Department of Transportation-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) located in Old Fort, North Carolina, that has been registered to receive federal awards since August 2007. The company specializes in infrastructure rehabilitation, emergency response services, and road maintenance across southeastern national forests, with particular expertise in construction and repair work related to trails, roads, culverts, and recreation facilities. Tag Contracting serves as a prime contractor to the U.S. Federal Government, holding multiple indefinite delivery contracts and receiving numerous delivery orders and definitive contracts from federal agencies.

Tag Contracting has executed a diverse portfolio of federal contracts spanning infrastructure repair, emergency response, and construction services. The company has received prime contract awards from the U.S. Forest Service's Southern Region and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with contract values ranging from approximately $18,800 to $1.8 million for individual definitive contracts and delivery orders. Representative projects include culvert replacement and aquatic organism passage installation ($621,580), recreation area improvements and campground facility work ($828,472), disaster repairs across seven recreation sites along the Davidson River Corridor ($1,631,897), emergency repairs at multiple locations in Pisgah National Forest ($556,558), trail improvements on Catawba Falls Trail including boardwalk and staircase construction ($1,838,497), and specialized work such as geotechnical investigations for slope failures. The company has also performed work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, completing projects such as Moravian Creek emergency repairs involving pipe replacement and erosion stabilization ($526,527) and Warrior Creek Park roadway repair involving culvert replacement ($443,930). Notably, many of Tag Contracting's awards have been designated as total small business set-asides, recognizing the company's small business status. The company's work has consistently involved tasks such as debris removal, earthwork, amenity replacements, roadwork, building repairs, trail construction, and emergency infrastructure restoration across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Tag Contracting currently holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with federal agencies. The largest IDC is the North Carolina MATOC Road Maintenance and Construction Contract with the USDA Forest Service's Southern Region, valued at $49,999,000 with a single-award structure and a total small business set-aside designation, valid through October 1, 2029. This contract provides for road maintenance, construction, and minor engineering services across National Forest lands in North Carolina and adjacent districts in Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina, with multiple delivery orders issued including work valued at $78,362, $93,139, $556,558, $621,580, and $828,472. Tag Contracting also holds a $10,000,000 IDC awarded by the Forest Service on August 1, 2024, for maintenance, repair, and construction services for roads within the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests in South Carolina, designated as a 100% total small business set-aside contract with performance extending through July 31, 2029. Additionally, the company maintains a $7,000,000 single-award IDC with the USDA Forest Service's Southern Region for road maintenance and minor construction services on the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee, established on August 2, 2023, and valid through August 1, 2028, also designated as a 100% small business set-aside. These IDCs collectively provide Tag Contracting with approximately $66,999,000 in contracting vehicles to support ongoing federal infrastructure maintenance and construction initiatives across multiple southeastern national forests and ranger districts.