Paraclete XP Skyventure, LLC

Paraclete XP Skyventure, LLC, a veteran-owned small business based in Raeford, North Carolina, provides vertical wind tunnel operations and military aviation training support to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, holding a $24.1 million combined potential value portfolio across 203 awards since 2007. The company operates specialized vertical wind tunnel facilities supporting military freefall training, aircrew performance testing, aviation platform design evaluation, and special operations forces skill development, with work performed at its facility in Raeford and subordinate locations within 30 miles of Fort Liberty and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Paraclete XP Skyventure's customer base is heavily concentrated in special operations. The United States Special Operations Command accounts for 140 awards (69% of portfolio) valued at $18.8 million combined potential value, followed by the Department of the Army Test and Evaluation Command (19 awards, $1.4 million), the Department of the Army Headquarters Office of the Secretary (9 awards, $2.3 million), the U.S. Marine Corps (12 awards, $185 thousand), and the Department of the Army (10 awards, $254 thousand), collectively representing 94% of awards by count and 97% of combined potential value. This concentration reflects the vendor's core mission supporting military special operations and evaluation activities, with minimal exposure to civilian agencies or non-defense work.

The vendor holds four active indefinite delivery vehicles totaling approximately $1.83 million in aggregate ceiling value. The centerpiece is a $650 thousand single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with U.S. Special Operations Command (valid through August 2028) that has generated 33 task orders valued at $392 thousand combined potential value. The Arch Angel Aircraft and Instructor Support IDIQ has yielded 20 task orders worth $2.1 million combined potential value, while the Army Test and Evaluation Command's single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract ($524,825 ceiling, extended through January 2030) has produced 5 delivery orders valued at $149,545. A third Army Test and Evaluation Command Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $189,480 (ultimate completion January 2025) supported 18 task orders worth $835 thousand combined potential value. Representative work includes $72,205 for vertical wind tunnel training facility rental at Fort Liberty (awarded January 2026), $243,096 for aircraft support services under the Arch Angel IDIQ (March 2022), and $145,920 for vertical wind tunnel support to the 3rd Special Forces Group (May 2022).

The vendor competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides, with approximately 60% of awards carrying small business set-aside designations across the portfolio. Activity peaked in 2023 with 22 awards but declined to 11 awards in both 2024 and 2025; only 3 awards have been issued year-to-date in 2026. The recompete cliff is minimal — only 1 award ($72 thousand combined potential value) reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. The subcontract footprint is negligible: a single sub-award under Booz Allen Hamilton (August 2025) for engineering development and integration related to indoor skydiving simulation.