Purchase Order SPE4A719P2271

Mills Manufacturing Corporation, a Woodfin, North Carolina-based manufacturer with over 75 years of experience in military parachute systems, was awarded a $375,478.76 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation on November 27, 2018, for the production of personnel parachute harnesses. The contract, which carries no small business set-aside designation, is scheduled for ultimate completion on August 11, 2025. Mills Manufacturing will perform the work at its primary facility in Woodfin, NC, leveraging its established expertise as a trusted supplier of critical soldier safety equipment to the U.S. Department of Defense across multiple military branches.

This award represents a task order draw against Mills Manufacturing's existing single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Aviation for T-11 Personnel Parachute System harness assemblies, valued at $3,133,422. The company's substantial federal contracting portfolio, which includes multiple cargo parachute IDCs exceeding $225 million in aggregate potential value, demonstrates its capacity to meet the stringent requirements for specialized parachute components supporting warfighter operations. The personnel harness procurement supports the Defense Logistics Agency's mission to provide logistics and sustainment capabilities for Department of Defense personnel and equipment across global operations.