USAF intends to purchase the BA-30 back-automatic parachutes to replace all currently fielded BA-30S for the b-52 platform.
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA860625CB004
- Awardee
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Butler Parachute Systems, Inc. UEI E1URFZC1QLL7
- Awarding agency
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AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $6,502,719
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- FA860625RB002 Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $6,502,719.23 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 93% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Aeronautical Systems Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Roanoke, VA 24017, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $6,502,719 |
About this award
The U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center awarded a $6.5 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Butler Parachute Systems, Inc., a minority-owned and Hispanic American-owned small business manufacturer based in Roanoke, Virginia. The contract, awarded on February 18, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2026, covers the procurement of BA-30 and BA-52 back-automatic parachutes for the B-52 strategic bomber platform. Specifically, the Air Force intends to use these parachutes to replace all currently fielded BA-30 and BA-18 systems across the B-52 fleet. The contract was not issued under any small business set-aside program. Butler Parachute Systems brings substantial relevant experience to this engagement, having established itself as a key federal supplier of specialized parachute systems and aerial delivery equipment to the Department of Defense and multiple military branches since its SAM registration in 2002.
Butler Parachute Systems holds multiple significant indefinite delivery contracts with defense agencies, including a $276.8 million IDC for G16 cargo parachutes and spares and a $90.6 million IDC for G-15 cargo parachutes and related assemblies, demonstrating the company's strategic importance in providing specialized aerial delivery systems across the military. The firm's core competencies span personnel and cargo parachutes, harnesses, oxygen kits, and automatic activation devices, serving agencies including the Air Force Global Strike Command, Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, and Defense Logistics Agency. This B-52 parachute replacement contract leverages Butler Parachute Systems' established expertise in manufacturing critical safety systems for military aircraft platforms.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA860625CB004?
FA860625CB004 was awarded to Butler Parachute Systems, Inc. by AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB (Lifecycle Management Center) on February 18, 2025.
How much is contract FA860625CB004 worth?
The government has obligated $6,502,719 on FA860625CB004.
Which agency awarded contract FA860625CB004?
AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB (Lifecycle Management Center) awarded FA860625CB004, with funding from Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA860625CB004 competed?
The extent of competition for FA860625CB004 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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