Tatum Excavating Company, Inc.

Tatum Excavating Company, Inc., doing business as Tatum Excavating Co Inc., is a Texarkana, Texas-based small business prime contractor specializing in civil construction, excavation, infrastructure maintenance, and facility repairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Army, with 99% of recent awards as prime contractor under total small business set-asides and full-and-open designations. The for-profit Subchapter S corporation has maintained federal contractor registration since 2001 and operates across NAICS codes 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237330 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction).

Tatum Excavating's capability portfolio centers on civil construction, road and parking lot repair and resurfacing, fence installation and replacement, erosion control, facility maintenance, roof repairs, electrical panel work, paving, and infrastructure upgrades at Army Corps of Engineers dams, lakes, parks, and facilities across the Piney Woods North and South regions and Fort Worth District of Texas. Representative work includes a $2.9 million firm fixed-price delivery order from the Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District (April 2022) for road and parking infrastructure in Texarkana; a $1.6 million delivery order from TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (August 2024) for Arkansas Avenue and Combat Road repair at Red River Army Depot; a $1.5 million delivery order (June 2023) for dam crest road resurfacing in Jefferson, Texas; and a $686 thousand delivery order (April 2023) for erosion control services.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed to the Army. The top three funding entities account for 92% of recent awards by count, with the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth leading by volume (108 awards, $30 million combined potential value) and the Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command anchoring 67% of total potential value (6 awards, $98.7 million). This divergence reflects a single large-dollar TACOM award environment alongside numerous smaller Corps of Engineers delivery orders.

Tatum Excavating holds a $20 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, awarded September 2024 and running through September 2029 under total small business set-aside, for Piney Woods North Region maintenance and minor construction services. Four delivery orders have been issued against this IDIQ to date, including a $316 thousand order (May 2026) for hunting access road and boundary line maintenance at Wright Patman Lake. The vendor also places task orders against legacy Corps of Engineers IDIQs: DACW6302D0004 (68 task orders, $314 thousand combined value), W9126G07D0040 (52 task orders, $1.2 million), and W9126G20D0036 (19 task orders, $8.9 million).

Activity has declined year over year from five awards in 2022 to one in 2026 (year-to-date snapshot as of May 2026), with only one award reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months ($316 thousand). Combined potential value across all 189 prime and sub awards stands at $148.5 million, though only $14.6 million has been obligated to date (10% utilization rate). The vendor performs without significant subcontractor footprint; one sub-award from October 2023 under Kian International Inc. involved temporary administration and office support at Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana. Tatum Excavating competes predominantly under small business set-asides and full-and-open designations rather than specialized SBA certifications such as 8(a) or HUBZone, with recent awards split between total small business set-aside and no-set-aside-used designations.