HH-53 Super Jolly Helicopter

The HH-53 Super Jolly Helicopter program represents a Department of Defense acquisition initiative focused on the procurement, maintenance, and support of rotary-wing aircraft assets. The program, identified by acquisition program ID AHL-MDP, encompasses various aspects of helicopter airframe and component acquisitions, modifications, and logistics support services. Based on the contract history, this program has been active since at least the early 1980s through the early 2000s.

The contract awards associated with this program range from relatively small modifications and support services valued at $25,000 to substantial delivery orders exceeding $21 million. Notable contractors include Modern Technologies Corporation of Dayton, Ohio, which received multiple high-value delivery orders, and Ball Aerospace & Technologies of Boulder, Colorado. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center appears as the primary contracting activity across multiple awards. All contracts were executed as firm-fixed-price arrangements, with no set-aside designations utilized. The work predominantly involved aircraft rotary wing procurement, airframes and spares, logistics support services, and equipment modification. The largest contracts were awarded in the early 2000s, with delivery order F0960301D0209-0022 to Modern Technologies Corporation representing the highest value at $21,841,190.52 with performance extending into 2024.