BA-X B-52 Low Profile Parachutes
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA860625CB004
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to Butler Parachute Systems, Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA8606-25-C-B004 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base has awarded a $6.5 million contract (FA8606-25-C-B004) to Butler Parachute Systems for the BA-X B-52 Low Profile Parachutes program. The contract, awarded on February 18, 2025, was sole-sourced under FAR 6.302-1 because Butler Parachute Systems is the only company capable of meeting the USAF requirements for a back-automatic, low-profile parachute system. The BA-X emergency bailout parachute system will replace current emergency back-style parachutes for B-52 aircrew, addressing muscular and skeletal issues caused by existing equipment, and will be utilized in bailout, constant wear, and static line parachute applications during both wartime and peacetime flights. The contract includes multiple line items covering parachute components, rigging kits, training events, and documentation, with contract performance to take place in Roanoke, Virginia.
Notice text
This posting is to provide notice of contract award for the BA-X Program Contract. This contract action was not awarded competitively IAW FAR 6.302-1 – 10 USC 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Butler Parachute Systems is the only company that can satisfy the USAF Form 1067 and the BA-X Program Specification Requirements. The Butler Parachute Systems BA-30 is the only back-automatic, low-profile parachute capable of meeting all the Government's requirements, to include passing safe-to-fly testing, within USAF program objectives. Award to any other source would result in an unacceptable delay of delivery and cost the government exponentially more to test and determine safe-to-fly any other possible solution on the market. The following information is provided IAW FAR 5.201 and FAR 5.3:
1. Action Code: Contract Award
2. Date: February 19, 2025
3. Year: 2025
4. Contracting Office Zip Code: 45433
5. Product or Service Code: 1670
6. Contracting Office Address: 1981 Monohan Way WPAFB OH 45433-7222
7. Subject: BA-X Program Award - Notice of Contract Award
8. Proposed Solicitation Number: FA8606-24-R-B002
9. Closing Response Date: December 16, 2024
10. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Joseph Derevage
11. Contract Award Number: FA8606-25-C-B004
12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: $ 6.5M
13. Line Item Number:
0001 – BA-30 Low Profile Parachute
0002 – LPP SERE Ground Unit
0003 – LPP Hanging Harness
0004 – LPP Parasym Harness
0005 – Rigging Kit
0006 – CYPRESS Rigging Kit
0007 – Loft Kits
0008 – Training Events
0009 – Manual Updates
0010 – Kickoff Meeting
0011 – Data and Data Reporting Activities
14. Contract Award Date: February 18, 2025
15. Contractor: Butler Parachute Systems
16. Description: The BA-X will replace current emergency back style parachutes which cause muscular and skeletal issues in both seated and standing aircrew because of excessive bulk and weight. The BA-X will be worn by aircrew during walk around applications on the B-52. The BA-X shall be a complete emergency bailout parachute system to include the features and accessories identified in Performance Specification document. The BA-X will be utilized in bailout, constant wear, and static line parachute applications for B-52 aircrew during flight in war and peace time. When not in storage, the BA-X will remain inside the aircraft until due for inspection.
17. Place of Contract Performance: Roanoke, VA
18. Set-aside Status: N/A
Awarded contract FA8606-25-C-B004 to BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC for 6502719.23 on 2025-02-18.
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