Purchase Order SPE4A721P3746

The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Aviation procurement office, awarded a $44,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Aerial Machine & Tool Corporation (doing business as Capewell Aerial Systems) on January 5, 2021, for the manufacture and delivery of deployment bags for parachute systems. This contract, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, was awarded to the veteran-owned small business based in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. The solicitation was posted on October 19, 2020, with a due date of October 28, 2020, allowing a roughly two-month evaluation period prior to the award.

Capewell Aerial Systems specializes in the design and manufacture of aviation combat equipment and life support systems for military and federal customers. The company holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts, including a substantial $49.2 million agreement with Army Contracting Command-Redstone for Aircrew Combat Equipment and multiple $250,000 IDVs with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for aviation life support equipment. This deployment bag contract aligns with the contractor's core competency in providing mission-critical parachute and personnel survival equipment to the Defense Department and other federal agencies, contributing to military aviation readiness across various service branches and commands.