Sources Sought Notice: Parachute, Cargo (NSN: 1670-00-872-6109)
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC- DTA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W912CH-25-R-0160 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The Army Contracting Command � Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is seeking to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the community, to include both small and large businesses, for production of the following: Parachute, Cargo NSN: 1670-00-872-6109 PART NO.: 11-1-555 MIN GUARANTEED QTY: 45 Each FIVE YEAR MAX QTY: 1691 Each YEARLY EST. QUANTITY: Year 1 = 663 Each Year 2 = 180 Each Year 3 = 180 Each Year 4 = 180 Each Year 5 = 180 Each Responses to this survey will assist ACC-DTA in planning for a potential five-year contract. Interested vendors are encouraged … (show all)
to complete the survey located under "Attachments/Links" and return it via e-mail to: Fady Cholagh Contract Specialist, ACC-DTA E-mail: Fady.s.cholagh.civ@army.mil Subject Line: �Parachute, Cargo Response� All survey responses must be received no later than Monday, 09-JUNE-2025 at 3:30 p.m. eastern. NOTE: The associated technical data package will only be made available to vendors if/when a solicitation is released.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W6QK ACC- DTA), same product/service code (PSC) 1670 and NAICS 314999.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $3.3M to $6.9M, median $4.8M; range $2.8M to $8.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC | 1 | $8.9M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 1 | $6.2M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| PARADIGM PARACHUTE AND DEFENSE INC | 1 | $3.4M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| CUSTOMFAB INC | 1 | $2.8M | Apr 24, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Apr 24, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$8.9MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025CUSTOMFAB INC$2.8MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025MILLS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION$6.2MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 24, 2025PARADIGM PARACHUTE AND DEFENSE INC$3.4MAward_G-16 Cargo Parachute and SuppliesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.