Large federal prime contractors must adopt a small-business subcontracting plan on contracts above $900,000 ($2 million for construction) under FAR 19.702, with goals for small, women-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. SBA's directory lists 24 primes with such plans on 329 contracts in NAICS 483111 (FY2023 and FY2024), 1 of them still active, with $1,668,163,026 in total contract value. These are the companies to approach about subcontracting work in this industry.
| Prime contractor | Location | Contracts (active) | Contract value | Main agencies | Latest end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Marine Services LLC | Cut Off, Louisiana | 5 (1) | $141,965,076 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 28, 2029 |
| Transoceanic Cable Ship Company LLC | Baltimore, Maryland | 4 (0) | $333,001,990 | Dept of the Navy | Sep 30, 2025 |
| American Roll-on Roll-Off Carrier, LLC | Parsippany, New Jersey | 18 (0) | $211,287,958 | USTRANSCOM | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Tote Services, Inc | Jacksonville, Florida | 57 (0) | $171,194,218 | Maritime Administration; Dept of the Navy | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Keystone Shipping Services, Inc. | Bala CYNWYD, Pennsylvania | 69 (0) | $154,116,626 | Maritime Administration | Jan 26, 2025 |
| Matson Navigation Company, Inc. | Oakland, California | 40 (0) | $153,923,302 | USTRANSCOM; Maritime Administration | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Hornbeck Offshore Operators, LLC | Covington, Louisiana | 4 (0) | $85,019,562 | Dept of the Navy | Mar 30, 2025 |
| US Ocean | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 12 (0) | $77,169,050 | USTRANSCOM | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Crowley Government Services, Inc. | Jacksonville, Florida | 35 (0) | $71,517,102 | Maritime Administration; Dept of the Navy; USTRANSCOM | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Farrell Lines Incorporated | Norfolk, Virginia | 15 (0) | $67,783,547 | USTRANSCOM | Sep 30, 2024 |
| U.S. Marine Management, Incorporated | Norfolk, Virginia | 5 (0) | $45,198,922 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Maersk Line, Limited | Norfolk, Virginia | 2 (0) | $25,432,796 | USTRANSCOM | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Tote Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC | Jacksonville, Florida | 22 (0) | $24,279,452 | USTRANSCOM | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Tote Maritime Alaska, LLC | Tacoma, Washington | 14 (0) | $22,856,036 | USTRANSCOM | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Young Brothers, Limited | Honolulu, Hawaii | 11 (0) | $21,914,295 | USTRANSCOM | Aug 31, 2024 |
| American President Lines, LLC | Arlington, Virginia | 2 (0) | $16,036,086 | USTRANSCOM | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Waterman Transport Inc | Mobile, Alabama | 3 (0) | $15,081,480 | Dept of the Navy; USTRANSCOM | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Mykonos Tanker LLC | Tampa, Florida | 1 (0) | $8,900,000 | Dept of the Navy | Aug 1, 2025 |
| American Petroleum Tankers LLC | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania | 2 (0) | $6,540,000 | Dept of the Navy | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Pasha Hawaii Holdings LLC | Honolulu, Hawaii | 2 (0) | $4,289,902 | USTRANSCOM | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Offshore Service Vessels, L.L.C. | Cut Off, Louisiana | 1 (0) | $3,776,703 | Dept of the Navy | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC | Piscataway, New Jersey | 1 (0) | $3,509,518 | USTRANSCOM | Apr 30, 2023 |
| Alaska Marine Lines, Inc. | Seattle, Washington | 3 (0) | $2,497,113 | USTRANSCOM | Aug 31, 2024 |
| Foss International, Inc. | Seattle, Washington | 1 (0) | $872,292 | USTRANSCOM | Mar 31, 2023 |
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