What Ocean Construction Services does

Ocean Construction Services, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned mid-sized general contractor founded in 2004 by Anthony R. Gower, Sr. and headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The firm delivers federal and commercial construction services across the Mid-Atlantic region, with a primary focus on Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACCs) and IDIQ vehicles for federal customers including NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, the US Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, multiple Air Force bases, and the National Park Service. Ocean also serves commercial clients in healthcare, retail, office, and industrial sectors, with a secondary segment for state and local municipal work in Virginia.

The company's core capabilities center on Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build project delivery methods, supported by in-house trades spanning CSI Divisions 6, 8, 9, and 13 (Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings, Rough Carpentry, Concrete, and Division 23 Minor Mechanical Systems). These in-house capabilities, combined with LEED and BIM practices, are positioned as core differentiators enabling tighter schedule and quality control. Strategic design partnerships with STV Incorporated and AECOM support integrated Design-Build delivery, and a joint venture with The Maclean Group extends reach into NAVFAC Washington contracts.

Ocean's revenue model is contract-based: federal work flows through competitive bidding on MACCs and IDIQ vehicles, while commercial work is project-specific. Active MACCs include the $4B Coast Guard NMACC III (10-year), $750M DC MACC, $450M Hampton Roads Small Business MACC, $400M Langley AFB MACC, $249M Waterfront MACC, and $95M Utility MACC, with individual task orders ranging from approximately $600K to $20M+ and the firm having completed 150+ task orders to date. Pricing is project-based via competitive bidding, with no standard published tiers.

Name

Ocean Construction Services

Legal name

Ocean Construction Services, Inc.

Website

https://oceanconstructionservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ocean Construction Services is a family-owned Virginia Beach mid-sized general contractor founded in 2004, delivering federal MACC/IDIQ construction for NAVFAC, USCG, and Air Force, plus commercial builds across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Federal Construction Contracting: Revenue generated through federal government construction contracts including Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACCs/IDIQs). Projects range from $600K to $4B in contract value. Includes Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build delivery methods for federal agencies including NAVFAC, US Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force, and National Park Service.
2. Commercial Construction: Revenue from private sector commercial construction including medical office, general office, warehouse, retail, restaurant, industrial and institutional facilities. Projects include tenant build-out, historic renovation, and Design-Build projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ocean Construction Services is a mid-sized general contractor providing comprehensive federal and commercial construction services across the Mid-Atlantic region. Its core offerings include federal contracting services (Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build projects for NAVFAC, US Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and Air Force installations) and commercial construction services for medical, office, warehouse, retail, restaurant, industrial, and institutional facilities. The company delivers projects through multiple contract vehicles including Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACCs) ranging from $95M to $4B in value, with in-house capabilities spanning CSI Divisions 6, 8, 9, and 13.

Product overview

Ocean Construction Services is a mid-sized general contractor offering a comprehensive portfolio of construction services across private and federal sectors. The company's core offerings include Federal Contracting Services and Commercial Construction Services, delivered through multiple project delivery methods (Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Job Order Contracts, and Construction Manager at Risk). The company operates under multiple Multiple Award Construction Contracts (MACCs) including Utility MACC ($95M), Hampton Roads Small Business MACC ($450M), DC MACC ($750M), Waterfront MACC ($250M), and Coast Guard MACC ($4B). In-house capabilities include Divisions 6, 8, 9, and 13 for specialized trades.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Federal Contracting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• MOD rate of 0.88 with DART Rate of 0.00 - industry-leading safety metrics.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Maclean GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2020Joint venture partner for NAVFAC Washington construction contracts. Ocean Construction Services and The Maclean Group JV were awarded a $99,000,000 IDIQ Multiple Award Design-Build/Design-Bid Build Construction Contract for NAVFAC Washington projects.
• STV IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for Design-Build projects. STV Incorporated collaborates with Ocean Construction Services on federal construction projects providing engineering and design expertise.
• AECOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for Design-Build construction projects. Provides architecture and engineering design services in collaboration with Ocean Construction.
• A&S Building SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOcean Construction Services is an authorized A&S Building Systems dealer for pre-engineered metal buildings. Distributes and installs A&S Building Systems products.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Large national general contractor with a substantial federal construction practice including NAVFAC and military work. Competitively comparable as a fellow federal MACC contractor, but materially larger and broader in scope than Ocean Construction Services.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Major Mid-Atlantic and national general contractor with significant federal and commercial construction portfolio. Comparable federal contracting presence but materially larger scale than Ocean Construction Services.
• Gilbane Building Company: National general contractor with significant federal construction portfolio including military, government, and institutional clients. Larger than Ocean but competes in the same federal MACC arena.
• Hensel Phelps: Major national general contractor with substantial federal construction practice including NAVFAC and other DoD work. Larger scale but directly comparable as a fellow federal MACC competitor.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Large national general contractor with significant federal and military construction portfolio. Competes for the same NAVFAC and federal MACC work as Ocean Construction Services, though at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Grunley Construction: Mid-sized Mid-Atlantic general contractor headquartered in the Washington DC area with significant federal construction portfolio. Highly comparable in size, geographic focus, and federal contracting orientation to Ocean Construction Services.
• Coakley & Williams Construction: Mid-Atlantic general contractor with federal and commercial construction focus, including government and institutional clients in the DC/Virginia region. Comparable size and Mid-Atlantic geographic concentration.
• Hourigan Construction: Mid-Atlantic general contractor headquartered in Virginia with federal, commercial, and institutional work. Directly comparable in regional focus, size, and project delivery methods including Design-Build.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Mid-sized general contractor with substantial federal construction practice including military, government, and institutional work. Comparable federal MACC focus and mid-sized positioning.

Regional players

• Structural Group / Tidewater Inc. (regional Mid-Atlantic federal contractor peer): Mid-Atlantic specialty and general contractor with federal infrastructure work including waterfront and marine-related projects. Comparable in regional and federal contracting focus, with some overlap in waterfront construction capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hashtag/teamocean

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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