Patriot Contract Services, LLC

Patriot Contract Services, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Concord, California, operates as a prime contractor delivering comprehensive Ready Reserve Force ship management and maritime support services to federal agencies, competing exclusively in full-and-open procurements without SBA set-asides. The company holds four primary indefinite delivery contracts valued at approximately $1.19 billion combined, extending through July 2035, and has won 2,122 federal awards with a combined potential value of $10.51 billion since initial registration in 1993.

Patriot's core capability centers on vessel operations and maritime logistics for government-owned ships. The company provides ship manager fixed fees, maintenance and repair coordination, regulatory inspections and compliance, crew wages and subsistence support, fuel and lubrication provisioning, security services, shoreside staff support, drydock project management, and operational cost reimbursement for Ready Reserve Force vessels and commercial training ships. Representative work includes a $418.4 million single-award IDIQ (Ship Group 25) covering the Travis E. Watkins and Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. vessels with completion through July 2035; a $420.7 million single-award IDIQ (SG-23) supporting the USNS Pomeroy and USS Charlton through July 2035; a $218.9 million single-award IDIQ (Ship Group 08) for the USNS Cape Victory and USNS Cape Vincent through July 2035; and a $199.2 million single-award IDIQ (Ship Group 10) covering the Admiral Callaghan and Cape Orlando through July 2035. Recent delivery orders under these vehicles include a $2.083 million firm fixed price order for Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. FY27 ship manager fixed fees, a $3.1 million firm fixed price order for Travis E. Watkins Year 2 fixed fees, and a $4.5 million cost-no-fee order for Travis E. Watkins repairs. Patriot also holds a zero-dollar Voluntary Tanker Agreement (VTA) contingency services contract with Air Mobility Command through December 2032.

Customer concentration aligns heavily with Department of the Navy programs. The Department of the Navy's Secretary of the Navy accounts for 1,120 awards valued at $3.18 billion combined potential value, with Military Sealift Command adding 34 awards valued at $3.07 billion combined potential value—together representing 86% of recent award count and 99% of combined potential dollar value. The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration places 640 awards valued at $148.2 million, while the Army Reserve Command, Department of Commerce NOAA, and other agencies account for the remaining volume. The Air Force's $4 billion Voluntary Tanker Agreement drives significant dollar concentration despite low award count.

Patriot places delivery orders across five principal parent vehicles: RRF Ship Management Services (2016–2024) with 590 task orders totaling $372 million combined potential value; Indefinite Delivery Contract DTMA8C05012 with 170 task orders valued at $76.8 million; Basic Ordering Agreement 693JF720G000007 with 137 task orders totaling $225.6 million; Indefinite Delivery Contract DTMA8C00027 with 110 task orders valued at $15.5 million; and Indefinite Delivery Contract DTDTMA8C05021 with 100 task orders valued at $43.2 million. All work is performed under primary NAICS 488300 (Deep Sea Freight Transportation), with nearly all awards reflecting PSC Operation of Other Non-Building Facilities.

Activity has grown from 57 awards in 2022 to a peak of 171 in 2024, declining to 102 in 2026 year-to-date as of December 2026. One hundred seven awards carrying a combined potential value of $1.23 billion face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure. The company obligated $4.48 billion across all awards (43% of combined potential value), reflecting steady cash flow and contract maturity. Patriot operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract activity in the source data, maintaining complete operational control over all vessel management and maritime logistics work performed on federal contracts.

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