Global Ground Support, LLC

Global Ground Support, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Olathe, Kansas, designs and manufactures specialized aircraft deicing equipment for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards), with the Air Force accounting for the overwhelming majority of its federal business. The company is a small business competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements and small-business set-asides, with no minority or other SBA designation in the source.

Global Ground Support's capability portfolio centers on Class A truck-mounted and Class B extended-reach aircraft deicing trucks, deicing simulators, replacement parts and components, repair and recertification services, and technical training for military mechanics. The company manufactures these assets at its primary facility in Olathe, Kansas, and performs global support operations. Representative work includes a $10.8 million delivery order from Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Robins Air Force Base issued June 30, 2025 for truck-mounted deicer trucks; a $7.3 million delivery order from the same customer issued October 22, 2021 for Class A truck-mounted and Class B extended-reach deicing trucks; a $475.8 thousand definitive contract from Naval Air Warfare Center issued April 20, 2022 for truck-mounted deicer equipment and part/national stock number updates; and a $3 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with Air Forces Europe and Africa established August 7, 2025 for vehicle parts and tires supporting 86 VRS assets through August 6, 2030.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base dominates the portfolio with 70 awards totaling $407.1 million in combined potential value, representing roughly 95% of the company's total federal revenue base. The Department of the Air Force broadly (across all commands) accounts for 99% of combined potential value across all awards. The top five Air Force customers by award count represent 68% of all awards, and the same five represent 99% of combined potential value — a cohesion signal indicating Global Ground Support operates almost exclusively within Air Force aircraft maintenance supply.

Global Ground Support holds one primary vehicle: a $69.4 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (FA8534-21-D-0006) with AFLCMC Robins Air Force Base, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and extending through October 21, 2026. This vehicle has generated approximately 31 delivery orders valued at $50.9 million as of the source date. The company also sits on multiple other Air Force IDCs (FA853310D0008, FA853314D0003, FA853309D0008, FA853422D0001) with 18, 15, 14, and 12 task orders respectively, indicating deep embeddedness in Air Force procurement infrastructure. Recent activity shows six awards in 2025 and one in 2026 (through May 27), down from 15 in 2022 and 18 in 2023, signaling a declining trend in award volume — though the total obligation rate stands at 69% of potential value, indicating mature execution of existing commitments. Four awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $9 million, representing modest recompete exposure.

Global Ground Support serves as a subcontractor on two BAE Systems primes: a May 6, 2025 sub-award for F-16 support equipment spares kits (deicer/decon unit) for Bulgaria, and a December 24, 2024 sub-award for F-16 support equipment (GL1800 military-grade Class A deicer) for Ukraine. These represent foreign military sales leveraging the company's proprietary deicer designs rather than domestic DoD support.

The company's NAICS footprint clusters in aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (124 awards) and light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing (30 awards), with PSC concentration in aircraft ground servicing equipment (96 awards) and miscellaneous vehicular components (52 awards). This portfolio concentration, combined with the Air Force's reliance on a single small-business supplier for a mission-critical capability with limited interchangeability, positions Global Ground Support as a sole-source or brand-name procurement anchor for aircraft deicing across the Department of Defense.

Global manufactures, sells, services and supports aircraft deicers, chemical and biological decontamination equipment, ground support equipment and scissor lift trucks, as well as other specialized industrial service equipment