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Southern Dredging Co Inc
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Southern Dredging Co Inc, of Charleston, SC, was obligated $46M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $4.8M, of which $4.8M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 71% on FY2025 ($17M).
Southern Dredging Co Inc ranks 126 of 380 listed organisations located in SC by five-year obligations, and 10,154 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 6 awards worth $45M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), where it ranks 118 of 519 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,685,192 | $5,685,192 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $19,148,747 | $19,148,747 | $0 | +237% |
| FY2025 | $16,849,134 | $16,849,134 | $0 | -12% |
| FY2026 | $4,807,160 | $4,807,160 | $0 | -71% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in SC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $46M | $30B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $4.8M | $8.4B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $46M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $30B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,154 of 30,989 | 1 of 380 in SC | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Health Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 6 | $45M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 237990: 118 of 519 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Charleston County, SC $29M · Camden County, GA $8.7M · Glynn County, GA $7.4M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $13M | 17 Sep 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $12M | 18 Mar 2024 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $8.7M | 15 May 2024 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $4.1M | 17 Sep 2025 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $3.6M | 1 Jun 2026 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $3.3M | 21 Jul 2023 | GA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $13M, Department of Defense, 17 Sep 2025: FY25 CHARLESTON UPPER HARBOR AND JBC OM MAINTENANCE DREDGING
- $12M, Department of Defense, 18 Mar 2024: CHARLESTON UPPER HARBOR AND JOINT BASE CHARLESTON
- $8.7M, Department of Defense, 15 May 2024: NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY, MAINTENANCE DREDGING, 44, 45 AND 47-FOOT PROJECT, CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA
- $4.1M, Department of Defense, 17 Sep 2025: FY25 BRUNSWICK INNER HARBOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING
- $3.6M, Department of Defense, 1 Jun 2026: FY26 GEORGETOWN HARBOR OM NAVIGATION DREDGING
- $3.3M, Department of Defense, 21 Jul 2023: FY23 BRUNSWICK INNER HARBOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Southern Dredging Co Inc receive?
$46M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $5.7M; FY2024: $19M; FY2025: $17M; FY2026: $4.8M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Southern Dredging Co Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($45M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: SC ($29M) and GA ($16M).
Is Southern Dredging Co Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,154 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 126 of 380 located in SC. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.