The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex awarded Airdyne Aerospace Inc., a foreign-owned small business, an indefinite delivery contract to provide HC-130J paratroop bubble door modification kits. The contract has a potential value of over $41 million and runs through September 2025. To date, Airdyne Aerospace has received two firm fixed price delivery orders totaling $21 million to manufacture and deliver the modification kits, which will be performed at the company's facility in Spring Hill, Florida. The modification kits support the Air Force's HC-130J aircraft, which conduct combat search and rescue, personnel recovery, and special operations missions. No set-asides were applied to this procurement.
The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice for a requirements contract to qualify a manufacturer for the HC-130J paratroop bubble door modification effort. The contract was expected to have a 12-month base period with three 12-month option years, for a total of 48 months. The modification kits were to include integrated armor with a spring-loaded counter balance system. The applicable NAICS code was 336413 for the rebuilding and overhaul of aircraft equipment, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The government initially intended to award the contract sole-source to Sargent Fletcher, Inc. based on previous market research, but the solicitation was open to all responsible sources.
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