Vigor Marine LLC

Vigor Marine LLC, a foreign-owned Portland, Oregon-based shipbuilding and ship repair contractor, provides comprehensive vessel maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modernization services to the federal government as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) across Naval Sea Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and Maritime Administration. The company operates as a subsidiary of Vigor Industrial LLC and competes in full and open competition with no set-aside participation.

Vigor Marine's customer base concentrates heavily in defense maritime operations. The top five funding agencies account for 82% of awards by count and 97% of combined potential value. Naval Sea Systems Command leads dollar value with 59 awards valued at $6.35 billion combined potential, anchored by depot modernization periods and docking selected restricted availabilities for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, littoral combat ships, and other non-nuclear surface combatants. Military Sealift Command follows with 91 awards valued at $1.63 billion for regular overhauls and mid-term availabilities of fleet replenishment oilers, support ships, and auxiliary vessels including the USNS Mercy, USNS Guadalupe, USNS Matthew Perry, and USNS Washington Chambers. Army Materiel Command's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command contributes 22 awards valued at $971.6 million for Army watercraft sustainment. The U.S. Coast Guard has placed 27 awards valued at $259.1 million for dry-dock repair of the USCGC Polar Star and USCGC Healy. The Army Corps of Engineers Portland District represents 122 awards at $228.2 million for vessel repair on government dredges and watercraft including the ESSAYONS and YAQUINA.

Recent representative work includes a $65.95 million firm fixed-price definitive contract from Naval Sea Systems Command for USS Savannah (LCS 28) fiscal year 2025 docking selected restricted availability (awarded February 2027, completion May 2027), a $253.2 million definitive contract from Naval Sea Systems Command for USS Sampson (DDG 102) fiscal year 2026 depot modernization period encompassing hull preservation, structural steel repairs, main engine overhauls, machinery maintenance, tank cleaning, and systems upgrades (awarded April 2026, completion March 2028), and a $90.2 million definitive contract from Military Sealift Command for USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) regular overhaul and dry-docking (awarded January 2026, completion September 2026).

Vigor Marine's vehicle portfolio emphasizes Indefinite Delivery Contracts with Naval Sea Systems Command and Military Sealift Command for surface ship repair and maintenance. A multiple-award Naval Sea Systems Command IDC valued at $669.9 million through September 2029 covers maintenance, repair, and modernization of non-nuclear surface ships homeported in Pearl Harbor. A $943.9 million multiple-award Naval Sea Systems Command IDC through January 2029 supports surface ship repair, maintenance, and modernization for vessels in the Everett, Washington area. A $241.4 million multiple-award TACOM Life Cycle Management Command IDC through July 2031 covers Army watercraft sustainment maintenance across CONUS. The company also holds single-award indefinite delivery vehicles with the Coast Guard for USCGC Polar Star dry-dock repairs ($82.35 million through September 2030) and USCGC Healy repairs ($11.3 million through August 2026), and a Maritime Administration single-award IDC for vessel layberthing services on the U.S. West Coast ($8.29 million through June 2031). An Army Corps of Engineers Basic Ordering Agreement through December 2026 provides master ship repair services. The top five parent vehicles across the contract portfolio—Indefinite Delivery Contract W9127N09D0003, W9127N15D0005, W911S012D0006, W9127N13D0008, and W9127N11D0010—represent 109 task orders and $117.2 million in combined potential value, all Army Corps of Engineers dredge and watercraft repair contracts.

Activity has remained flat at 12–16 awards per year across 2023–2026, with a significant recompete cliff: ten awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $914.3 million and represent substantial recompete exposure, including post-2026 depot modernization and availability contracts currently executing or staged.

SCI-reported federal service contract invoicing was minimal: $1.5 million across FY2022 alone at a median rate of $149.83/hr, with 4.8 FTEs delivered in that fiscal year. No SCI invoicing appears in FY2023 or FY2024, consistent with Vigor Marine's business model as a capital-intensive vessel maintenance and repair prime that delivers service primarily through firm fixed-price definitive contracts and task orders rather than time-and-materials service contracts above the SCI reporting threshold. The company subcontracted zero hours on SCI-reportable prime work, indicating internal delivery of labor-intensive shipyard operations.

Vigor Marine frequently partners with specialized maritime equipment and service subcontractors across its contracts. Named teaming relationships include Rolls-Royce Marine North America for propulsion systems and diesel engine technical support, Fairbanks Morse for diesel engine components, Delphinus Engineering (minority-owned small business) for underwater hull inspection and fiber optic cable work, Scurlock Electric (HUBZone certified) for electrical services, Jag Welding for welding and fabrication, Performance Contracting Inc. for insulation and structural work, Imia LLC for marine preservation and painting, and The GBS Group (women-owned small business) for engineering services. The vendor's award portfolio encompasses 365 awards under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repair), positioning the company as a dedicated non-nuclear ship repair provider, particularly for surface combatants and auxiliary vessels of the Pacific Fleet and sealift components.