Tarpan Construction, LLC

Tarpan Construction, LLC, a Louisiana-based women-owned small business headquartered in Cottonport with operations in Memphis, Tennessee, serves as a prime contractor specializing in construction materials supply, civil works, and flood control infrastructure for the federal government, competing predominantly under small business set-asides (EDWOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, and Total Small Business designations).

The vendor's federal footprint centers on construction materials—particularly crushed stone, limestone, and riprap—and civil works construction services such as levee repairs, embankment construction, relief well installation, drainage structure work, and specialized services including sector gate fabrication, spillway painting, and seepage remediation. Recent representative work includes a $5.588 million delivery order under the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) Mississippi River Levees Program MATOC from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (March 2026) for levee enlargements and embankment construction along the Mississippi River levee system; a $3.993 million definitive contract with USACE for riprap armoring and scour repair on the St. Johns Bayou Ditch in New Madrid, Missouri (awarded December 2023, completion September 2027); and a $4.753 million 8(a) sole source contract for sector gate fabrication and delivery to Schooner Bayou in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (September 2021, completion June 2024).

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to Army Corps of Engineers programs across multiple districts. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (61 awards, $222.2 million combined potential value) dominates the portfolio; the USACE Engineering District Memphis (59 awards, $34.1 million), Engineering District New Orleans (27 awards, $32.1 million), and Engineering District Vicksburg (26 awards, $22 million) represent the largest concentrations by award count and dollars. Secondary customers include the Department of the Army Louisiana Army National Guard (15 awards, $1.3 million), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service. The top five funding entities account for 77% of awards and 89% of combined potential value, with USACE dominating both volume and dollars.

Tarpan holds three active indefinite delivery vehicles totaling approximately $149 million in aggregate ceiling value: a $99.5 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (Multiple Award, Total Small Business set-aside) for the Mississippi River and Tributaries Program construction services awarded October 31, 2024 (completion January 14, 2030); a $45 million Blanket Purchase Agreement for aggregate materials and general construction services awarded December 6, 2024 (completion December 5, 2029); and a $4.5 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for general construction and materials supply awarded August 28, 2024 (completion August 28, 2029). The vendor's top legacy contract vehicles include Indefinite Delivery Contract W912EQ16D0010 (26 task orders, $4.2 million combined potential value) and Indefinite Delivery Contract W912EQ14D0009 (24 task orders, $3.4 million combined potential value).

Activity has declined from a peak of 21 awards in 2022 to six in 2025 and one in 2026 year-to-date, suggesting either a shift toward larger-dollar IDVs and fewer standalone procurements or a decline in award velocity. Within the next twenty-four months, six awards carry ultimate completion dates with combined potential value of $18.4 million, exposing the vendor to recompete activity. SCI-reported invoiced revenue totaled $7.2 million across FY2022–FY2023 (FY2022: $3.1 million, FY2023: $4.1 million), with a workforce of 3.7 to 4.3 FTEs delivering federal service contracts captured in the $150,000-and-above reporting threshold. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI prime contracts ranged from $183.81/hr at the 10th percentile through a median of $316.90/hr to $910.60/hr at the 90th percentile, reflecting a mix of labor categories from equipment operators to specialized engineering and management roles. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors performed approximately 21% of contractor hours, with two named subs reported; the vendor operates substantially as its own delivery team on federal service work.

Set-aside positioning is consistent across the prime portfolio: the vendor holds SBA 8(a) Business Development Program certification, EDWOSB certification, WOSB certification, and HUBZone designation, and competes almost exclusively under these set-asides (8(a) sole source, Total Small Business, HUBZone, and competitive 8(a) awards dominate the award record). No subcontractor activity appears in the formal award record, positioning Tarpan as a pure-play prime contractor rather than a feeder to larger integrators.

Our Team has decades of collective experience in high consequence construction environments. We consistently receive high marks from our customers. Our attention to detailed work plans and schedules allows us to manage and collaborate with our clients which results in projects completed on time and within budget. Tarpan has secure bonding capacity, the necessary financial resources, and the technical expertise for your next project. Past Performance: Coastal Restoration, Shoreline Protection, Equipment Rental, Trucking, Stone Supply, FEMA Temp Housing, Clearing and Grubbing, Walking Trail Rehab, Slope Repair, Seepage Control, Canal Cleanout, Snagging, Debris Removal, Stone Supply by Barge, Greenspace, Tree Planting, Levee Embankment, Scour Protection, Drainage, Culvert, Concrete Paving, Borrow Pit, Design Build, Roadwork, Bridges, Drainage Structure, Levee Repair