United Crane And Excavation, Inc.

United Crane and Excavation, Inc. is a for-profit subchapter S corporation headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota, registered in the System for Award Management since November 2, 2001. The company specializes in infrastructure repair, construction, excavation, and facilities maintenance services with a particular focus on military installations. United Crane and Excavation has established itself as a specialized contractor supporting the U.S. Air Force's critical infrastructure needs through comprehensive construction and maintenance capabilities.

The company has demonstrated extensive experience delivering infrastructure repair and maintenance services to the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command at Grand Forks Air Force Base over more than three years, with over 30 prime federal contract awards since 2019. The scope of services provided encompasses airfield pavement repair and maintenance, runway reconstruction, concrete repairs, joint sealing, parking lot paving and renovation, sidewalk repairs, hangar and apron repairs, road and street repairs, and facilities maintenance work including power-assisted door repairs and communications facility upgrades. Contract values have ranged significantly, from smaller maintenance projects valued under $20,000 to substantial infrastructure projects exceeding $1 million, with the largest single delivery order reaching $19.8 million for runway reconstruction work. The vast majority of awards have been firm fixed-price delivery orders issued by the Air Combat Command without small business set-aside designations, though some contracts have been designated as total small business set-asides. As a small business contractor, United Crane and Excavation has served as a prime contractor on all identified awards, with no subcontractor partnerships noted in the contract documentation.

United Crane and Excavation holds a single-award, small business set-aside Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $53,632,567 with a performance period through April 30, 2029, awarded by the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command on May 1, 2024. This IDC provides the Air Force with flexible authority to issue firm fixed-price delivery orders for airfield paving and repair services at Grand Forks Air Force Base, enabling rapid response to the installation's ongoing infrastructure maintenance and construction requirements. The contract authorizes comprehensive services including airfield pavement maintenance, concrete repairs, runway reconstruction, parking lot renovations, and general facilities maintenance across the base. Substantially all of the recent delivery order activity reviewed has been issued under this IDC vehicle, including major projects such as the $19.8 million runway reconstruction award in December 2025 and smaller task orders for specific parking lot and facility repairs throughout 2024 and 2025, demonstrating active utilization of the contract's ceiling authority to support Air Force operations and infrastructure sustainability at the installation.