2026 USCG Airboat Acquisition
Coast Guard · BASE NEW ORLEANS(00029)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 70Z02926QGALV0002 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 7, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Mar 24, 2026Award NoticePATRIOT AIRBOAT CORPORATION · $351KOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation WILL NOT be issued. The solicitation number is 70Z02926QGALV0002 This combined synopsis constitutes a solicitation and incorporates provisions and clauses. This acquisition is Total Small Business Set Aside. The NAICS is 336612. The contract type will be a firm fixed price purchase order. The government propose… (show all)
s to solicit from the attached requirement. Vendors doing business with the Coast Guard must be registered or be willing to register with the System Award Management at www.SAM.gov. This solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Price Commercial Products Contract awarded to the offeror with the Lowest Price/Technically Acceptable methodology. Evaluation Process: The quote will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability and a fair and reasonable price. Offerors must be actively registered in System for Award Management. Evaluation factors in decending order of value: 1. Delivery 2. Condition of item 3. Price. United States Coast Guard Forces Rio Grande is accepting proposals for qualified individuals or firms to provide and deliver one to three (1-3) airboats with trailers. The first to be delivered within 45 days of award. If more than one vessel is ordered, then follow-on deliveries will occur every 30 days for the remaining boats. The Coast Guard may award to multiple vendors a quantity between 1-3 vessels to ensure timelines are met. See attached requirement. It is mandatory to examine the requirement and become familiar with conditions under which the items will be procured. After the award of contract, a pre-conference will be held prior to starting production. Please see the attached requirement for specifications of items and delivery. FOB Destination to: US Coast Guard Forces-Rio Grande 2611 Vo Tech Dr. Weslaco, TX 78596 The Government Point of Contact (POC) and Onsite support/supervisor for this work is CWO4 Brandon Vaughan brandon.vaughan@uscg.mil 901-686-0343. All quotes are due by 1700 pm CST on 13 Jan 2026. Submit quotes to the following e-mail address: kala.m.lowe@uscg.mil and James.J.Spenn@uscg.mil
Who won similar work
11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Coast Guard), same product/service code (PSC) 1940.
Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $1.0M to $9.0M, median $3.0M; range $726K to $71.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVENTECH MARINE SOLUTIONS, LLC | 2 | $36.7M | Jan 8, 2026 |
| ROZEMA'S BOAT WORKS, INC | 1 | $71.0M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| NW BEND BOATS, LLC | 1 | $11.8M | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 1000 ISLAND AIRBOATS LLC | 1 | $6.1M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| WOOLDRIDGE BOATS, INC | 1 | $3.2M | Mar 6, 2026 |
| TIDEMAN BOATS US LLC | 1 | $3.0M | Mar 6, 2026 |
| PROFESSIONALS HIR LLC | 1 | $2.6M | Jun 11, 2025 |
| BIRDON AMERICA INC | 1 | $1.0M | Jan 8, 2026 |
| GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS LLC | 1 | $1000K | Jan 8, 2026 |
| SAFE BOATS INTERNATIONAL LLC | 1 | $789K | Jan 8, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 28, 20261000 ISLAND AIRBOATS LLC$6.1MRequest for Quotation: Special Purpose Craft � Ice Rescue Transport Second Generation (SPC-IRT II)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 6, 2026TIDEMAN BOATS US LLC$3.0MAward Notice - Border Security Riverine � Shallow Water (BSR-SW)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 6, 2026WOOLDRIDGE BOATS, INC$3.2MAward Notice - Border Security Riverine � Shallow Water (BSR-SW)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 8, 2026SAFE BOATS INTERNATIONAL LLC$789KUSCG Response Boat - Small - Demonstrator - AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 8, 2026INVENTECH MARINE SOLUTIONS, LLC$726KUSCG Response Boat - Small - Demonstrator - AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 8, 2026GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS LLC$1000KUSCG Response Boat - Small - Demonstrator - AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 8, 2026BIRDON AMERICA INC$1.0MUSCG Response Boat - Small - Demonstrator - AwardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025ROZEMA'S BOAT WORKS, INC$71.0MSpecial Purpose Craft - Heavy Weather 2nd Generation (SPC-HWX II)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 29, 2025NW BEND BOATS, LLC$11.8MCutter Boat - Aids to Navigation - Small (CB-ATON-S)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 27, 2025INVENTECH MARINE SOLUTIONS, LLC$36.0MTrailerable Aids to Navigation Boat, 2nd Generation (TANB II)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 433 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.