PA-FLT / Fleets / Agencies and operators
Patriot builds matched airboats for sheriff's offices, federal agencies and commercial operators, quoted to your specification and bought through official government procurement. The U.S. Coast Guard runs eight of them.
Sea Tow, five Patriots in service
Vendor card SAM.gov
27Patriots in agency and operator fleets on the record
12Bought by federal agencies since 2023
8Agencies and operators running them
50States Patriot delivers to
PA-FLT 02 / Fleet ledger
Every fleet Patriot has delivered that is either on the public record or confirmed by the shop. Where an award or a bid is public, the record links to it.
| Buyer | Boats | How it was bought | Year | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Coast Guard | 5 | Federal purchase order, not competed | 2025 | USAspending 70Z03126PALAM0006 |
| U.S. Coast Guard | 3 | Small business set-aside, 4 offers | 2026 | USAspending 70Z02926PGALV0013 |
| Sea Tow | 5 | Commercial fleet order | On file | Patriot delivery records |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | 4 | State agency fleet | On file | Patriot delivery records |
| Jefferson County Sheriff's Office | 2 | Open bid, IFB 23-078 | 2024 | Beaumont Enterprise report |
| Harrison County Sheriff's Office | 2 | Sheriff's office fleet | On file | Patriot delivery records |
| Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office | 2 | Sheriff's office fleet | On file | Patriot delivery records |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1 | Small business set-aside, 5 offers, refuge law enforcement | 2024 | USAspending 140FS224P0143 |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1 | Small business set-aside, 11 offers, Upper Mississippi River refuge | 2026 | USAspending 140FS226P0255 |
| USDA APHIS | 1 | Small business set-aside, 3 offers | 2023 | USAspending 12639523P0354 |
| USDA APHIS | 1 | Small business set-aside, 8 offers | 2026 | USAspending 12639526P0282 |
| Total | 27 boats / 8 agencies and operators | |||
Federal buyers also pay Patriot to train their crews and keep their boats running.
PA-FLT 03 / Procurement
Patriot sells to agencies through official government procurement. Each of the routes below has a public award or bid behind it.
Send the solicitation and Patriot bids to your spec. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office put two airboats out to bid under IFB 23-078. Three builders bid, Patriot won, and the boats were delivered in June 2024.
Ask for a quote on the boat, the trailer, crew training and delivery. Every fleet is priced case by case, so the quote follows your requirement instead of a catalog.
Patriot is registered in SAM.gov and has filled federal purchase orders for the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA APHIS. Five of its six federal boat orders were small business set-asides, and the Fish and Wildlife Service's 2026 order drew 11 offers. See the award
When the need is urgent or only one builder can meet the requirement, an agency can buy without competition. The Coast Guard's October 2025 order for five boats, placed for the national emergency at the southern border, went to Patriot that way. See the award
PA-FLT 04 / Specification
Patriot runs four standard hulls, all with an 8-foot beam. Agencies can call for special hull sizes and configurations, multi-motor boats included, and Patriot builds to any manufacturer spec or code the contract requires. Every boat in a fleet can be built to match, so crews move between them without relearning anything.
16x8Standard
18x8Standard
20x8Standard
22x8Standard
Once your turn in line has come, it takes 17 days to build an airboat. Every boat then gets a final check sheet and a water test under load before it ships.
Airboat sizes explainedAirboat enginesWhat Patriot checks before a boat leaves
The lines agencies most often write into an airboat solicitation. Patriot quotes against every one of them.
PA-FLT 05 / After delivery
The people who built the boats train the crews and keep the fleet running. One phone number covers all of it.
Training
Agencies that buy boats get a discount on operator training, and the discount grows with the size of the class. Courses run 2 to 5 days, taught by Coast Guard licensed captains.
Airboat trainingService
Scheduled maintenance and repairs for every boat in the fleet, done by the shop that built them. The Coast Guard, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army have all paid Patriot for repair work.
Fleet serviceWarranty
Lifetime structural hull, 5-year stainless steel and 3-year or 200-hour engine. The same terms on every boat in the order.
WarrantyDelivery
Patriot delivers fleets anywhere in the U.S. and has shipped boats overseas. Pickup at the Vidor shop works too, and crews can train there before they take the boats home.
Plan deliveryPatriot proudly supports our military and first responders. Should special needs arise, contact the shop and we will do our best to figure something out.
Call 409-422-0006PA-FLT 06 / Cost
$93,000to$132,000per boat on the public record
That is what federal agencies paid Patriot per boat between 2023 and 2026. The final number depends on the hull, the engine, the mission gear, the trailer and how many boats are in the order, and every fleet is quoted case by case.
Get a fleet quoteFederal awards to PatriotPer boat
Source: USAspending.gov award records. Multi-boat orders divided evenly by boat count.
Through official government procurement. Patriot bids on open solicitations and IFBs, quotes to RFQs, fills federal purchase orders, including small business set-asides, and has been bought without competition when the need was urgent. Send the solicitation or the spec and the shop prices the boats to it.
How agencies buyYes. Patriot Airboat Corporation is registered in SAM.gov as a small business. Its UEI is K3QVDQEP7KA9, its CAGE code is 948Q4 and its primary NAICS code is 336612, Boat Building.
Vendor recordThe U.S. Coast Guard runs eight. Sea Tow runs five and Texas Parks and Wildlife runs four. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA APHIS run two each, and so do the Jefferson County, Harrison County and Calcasieu Parish sheriff's offices.
The fleet ledgerFederal agencies paid Patriot between about $93,000 and $132,000 per boat from 2023 to 2026, according to public award records. The price depends on the hull, engine, mission gear, trailer and order size, and every fleet is quoted case by case.
Cost on the recordFleet pricing is worked out case by case with Patriot. Agencies that buy boats do get a discount on crew training, and the discount grows as the class gets bigger.
Yes. Patriot builds to any manufacturer spec or code a government or industrial contract requires. Beyond the four standard hulls (16x8, 18x8, 20x8 and 22x8), agencies can call for special hull sizes and configurations, including multi-motor boats.
What goes in a bid specOnce your turn in line has come, it takes 17 days to build an airboat. Every boat then gets a final check sheet and a water test under load before it ships.
Yes. Patriot runs 2 to 5 day operator courses at the Vidor shop or on your water, taught by captains with U.S. Coast Guard OUPV licenses. The Coast Guard bought a Patriot train-the-trainer course in 2025.
Airboat trainingPatriot does. The shop offers scheduled maintenance and repairs for every boat in a fleet, and the Coast Guard, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army have all paid Patriot for repair work.
Fleet serviceLifetime structural hull, 5-year stainless steel and 3-year or 200-hour engine, the same terms on every boat in the order.
WarrantyYes. Patriot delivers to all 50 states and has shipped airboats overseas. Agencies can also pick up at the shop in Vidor, Texas.
Patriot proudly supports our military and first responders. Should special needs arise, contact the shop at 409-422-0006 and Patriot will do its best to figure something out.
PA-FLT 08 / Fleet quote
Tell Patriot what the boats need to do, how many you need and when bids are due. Paste the solicitation number or a link to the bid documents and the shop will quote against them. The office answers Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm Central.
Request sent
It's in Patriot's inbox, and the office will call you back during business hours. In a hurry? Call 409-422-0006.
That didn't go through
Call 409-422-0006 or email faron@patriotairboats.com and Patriot will take it from there.
