The U.S. Defense Department's Aviation agency awarded a $32.1K firm fixed-price purchase order to Paradigm Parachute and Defense Inc., a minority-owned, veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in Pensacola, Florida, for the procurement of deployment bags for parachute systems. The contract was awarded on June 22, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2024, and was designated as a total small business set-aside. Performance of the contract is located in Pensacola, Florida, where Paradigm maintains its manufacturing and operations facilities. The solicitation was posted on May 30, 2022, with a due date of June 8, 2022, allowing the vendor a competitive opportunity to respond.
Paradigm Parachute and Defense Inc. is a specialized supplier of parachute systems, components, and related services to the Department of Defense, with extensive contracting activity across multiple military branches including the Army, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency. The company maintains a robust portfolio of indefinite delivery contracts exceeding $140 million in combined ceiling value, manufacturing a comprehensive array of parachute-related products including cargo parachutes, extraction parachutes, pilot chutes, harnesses, and dereefing systems, as well as providing repair and maintenance services. This deployment bag purchase order represents a discrete supply requirement supporting Defense Department aviation and logistics operations requiring mission-critical parachute technologies.
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