Global Ground Support, LLC

Global Ground Support, LLC is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Olathe, Kansas, that has been registered in SAM.gov since February 2002. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, and support of aircraft deicing equipment for the U.S. Department of Defense, serving as a critical supplier of military-grade deicing assets and support services across multiple military branches and commands worldwide. Global Ground Support manufactures both Class A truck-mounted and Class B extended reach deicing trucks, along with related components, simulators, repair services, and technical training for military mechanics.

Global Ground Support has demonstrated substantial federal contracting activity across multiple military agencies, with prime contract awards primarily from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The company has provided truck-mounted and extended reach deicing trucks, deicing simulators, replacement parts and components, repair and maintenance services, training programs, and specialized upgrades such as Air Plus blower upgrades and electrical control heater boxes. Funding agencies have included the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base, Air Mobility Command, Air Forces Europe and Africa, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard, Air Combat Command, Global Strike Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Navy Installations Command, and Navy Reserve. Prime contract award values have ranged from approximately $6,000 to over $10 million for individual delivery orders and purchase orders. Most awards carried no set-aside designation; however, several were designated as Total Small Business set-asides, including purchase orders for Air Plus blower upgrades, deicer nozzle assemblies, deicing simulators, counterweight plates, and de-icer parts. The company also performed as a subcontractor to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., supplying GL1800 military-grade deicing equipment in Class A configuration.

Global Ground Support holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $69,370,648 with the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base, awarded on October 22, 2021, and extending through October 21, 2027. This small business set-aside IDC provides the Air Force with the mechanism to procure Class A truck-mounted and Class B extended reach deicing trucks to support global aircraft deicing operations. As of early 2024, the Air Force had issued multiple delivery orders totaling approximately $21.5 million under this IDC vehicle, with delivery orders ranging from under $500,000 to over $10 million. Performance under the IDC occurs primarily at Global Ground Support's manufacturing facility in Olathe, Kansas. The IDC has generated substantial acquisition activity, with delivery orders issued throughout 2023, 2024, and 2025 for truck-mounted deicing equipment and related services. The Air Force has utilized the IDC to support aircraft readiness at installations worldwide, demonstrating the strategic importance of Global Ground Support's deicing capabilities to the Department of Defense's aircraft maintenance and operational readiness objectives.

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