Sun Path Products Inc.

Sun Path Products Inc., a woman-owned small business manufacturer based in Raeford, North Carolina, designs and manufactures specialized parachute systems, containers, harnesses, and related aerospace equipment for the Department of Defense and operates exclusively as a prime contractor across its federal footprint. The company competes under Total Small Business set-asides on a portion of its work and full-and-open competitive awards on the remainder, with no subcontract exposure in recent years.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on Naval Parachute Team containers, Javelin legacy parachute harness systems, and related aerial recovery equipment. Representative work includes a $73,985 Total Small Business delivery order from Naval Special Warfare Command for NPT Sun Path containers (June 2026, completion January 2027), a $97,902 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Department of the Army's Office of the Secretary for demonstration Javelin legacy systems (September 2024, completion March 2025), and a $156,600 single-award indefinite delivery contract from U.S. Special Operations Command for Naval Parachute Team containers and related items (awarded September 2023 through September 2026). The company holds at least two active IDCs with SOCOM and the Army, generating task orders for specialized containers and parachute harnesses.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to special operations and Army platforms. U.S. Special Operations Command accounts for 37 awards and $2.3 million in combined potential value, dominating both award count and dollar rankings across the active footprint. The Department of the Army splits across multiple sub-components — the Headquarters Office of the Secretary (17 awards, $1 million), the Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (10 awards, $1.1 million), the Test and Evaluation Command (11 awards, $337 thousand), and the Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Bragg (12 awards, $297 thousand) — collectively representing the second-largest customer concentration. These five customer entities account for 72% of recent awards by count and 86% of combined potential value.

Activity has contracted significantly in recent years. The vendor recorded five awards in 2022, four in 2023, and one award each in 2024, 2025, and 2026 to date. Combined potential value across all 132 prime awards totals $5.8 million, with obligated dollars reaching $6.5 million. One award carrying combined potential value of $74 thousand reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Primary NAICS codes reflect textile and parachute manufacturing specialization: All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills (117 awards) and Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4 awards); primary PSC coding aligns to Parachutes and Aerial Recovery Systems (93 awards) and Specialized Flight Clothing and Accessories (19 awards).

MANUFACTURE AND SERVICE PARACHUTE HARNESS/CONTAINER SYSTEMS, SPORT AND MILITARY.