This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Aeronautical Systems Center, a subordinate command of the U.S. Air Force, to U.S. Materials Handling Corporation, a women-owned small business, for the procurement of a Cargo Handling and Airdrop Training Load Storage (CHATLS) system. The total contract ceiling value is $713,950.00, with a period of performance through July 2024.
The contract was set aside for small businesses and is in direct support of the C-130J Loadmaster Formal School Qualification training program at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. The required products include various types of decks, mezzanines, side guides, stairways, and associated hardware, as well as installation services. This award is likely part of a larger effort to upgrade and modernize the training facilities and equipment used by the Air Force's C-130J loadmaster program.