Wing Inflatables Inc.

Wing Inflatables Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of inflatable maritime equipment and tactical gear headquartered in Arcata, California, operates as a prime contractor on over 1,600 federal awards spanning purchase orders, delivery orders, and indefinite delivery vehicles primarily serving defense and homeland security agencies. The company competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements, with no SBA set-aside certifications, though it qualifies as a small business and receives set-aside awards when pursued.

Wing Inflatables manufactures Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) systems, inflatable boat hulls, sponsons, bladders, covers, repair kits, foam sets, and associated maritime components and accessories. Representative work includes a $2.859 million delivery order from the U.S. Marine Corps (February 2025) for Enhanced Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (E-CRRC) hull production, a $958,150 delivery order from the U.S. Coast Guard (September 2025) for OEM wing marine hardware and hull items, and a $227,360 purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command (April 2025) for inflatable landing boat manufacture. The company also performs repair, maintenance, and training services on inflatable systems, evidenced by a $139,386 delivery order from Naval Special Warfare Command (July 2025) for CRRC service, parts, and training.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to maritime and logistics commands. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 73% of recent awards: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime dominates by volume at 837 awards totaling $20.5 million combined potential value, followed by U.S. Special Operations Command (111 awards, $7.7 million), Naval Sea Systems Command (93 awards, $1.9 million), the Coast Guard (87 awards, $11 million), and Naval Supply Systems Command (62 awards, $36.4 million). By dollar value, the Marine Corps anchors the portfolio with $53.3 million from ten awards, most notably the E-CRRC hull IDV. Activity shows growth over the past four years—124 awards in 2022 escalating to 151 in 2025—with only 5 awards (combined potential value $3 million) facing ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months.

Wing Inflatables holds a $1.995 million single-award IDV with U.S. Special Operations Command for CRRC systems, services, parts, and training through June 2030, a $453,344.32 single-award IDV with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for access covers through July 2029, and a smaller $250,000 DLA Land and Maritime access cover IDV (expired September 2024). The company also executes task orders under agency-specific IDVs including Defense Logistics Agency contract H9224020D0028 (67 task orders, $1.9 million) and Naval contract N0010416DX004 (25 task orders, $4.7 million). Recent work is categorized primarily under NAICS 336611 (Boat Building), 336612 (Ship Building and Repairing), and PSC codes 20 (Ship and Marine Equipment) and 4940 (Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment).

As a subcontractor, Wing Inflatables delivers inflatable collar assemblies and military boarding chaffing systems to QED Systems Inc. on a $0.5 million marine boatyard and industrial support sub-award (June 2025), and supplies engineering and RDT&E support related to unmanned maritime systems to Peraton Inc. on Department of Defense programs.

The vendor maintains a corporate structure including six subsidiaries: Fabtek Industries LLC, Mustang Survival Mfg Inc., Henshaw Inflatables Limited, Mustang Survival Corp., and Patten Co., Inc. These subsidiaries position the parent as a diversified manufacturer capable of supplying complementary survival equipment, textile components, and specialized maritime products alongside core inflatable systems, though the award portfolio reflects a dominant focus on inflatable boat manufacturing and repair for tactical and operational defense applications.