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Award notice

Post-Award Synopsis - Norway Reusable Tethered Tandem Barrels

FA8553_RTTB

Department of the Air Force, FA8553 AFLCMC WLNKB. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing.

Awarded

Butler Parachute Systems, Inc.

$231,969.44 on the award notice, September 23, 2025, contract FA855325PB001

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This one was awarded in 2025

538 like it are open now in other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The purpose of this acquisition is for the purchase of Reusable Tethered Tandem Barrel (RTTB) delivery system used with the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules. This contract action was not awarded competitively. This acquisition uses a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) sourced directed by the Royal Norwegian Air Force to go to Butler Parachute Systems, Inc. The period of performance is delivery 50 weeks after contract award. 

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
E1URFZC1QLL7
CAGE
0D4Z0
Vendor location
Roanoke, VA
Contract
FA855325PB001, purchase order
Obligated
$229,968.44
Actions
3 between September 23, 2025 and April 10, 2026
Competition
Not Available for Competition, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Procure Reusable Tethered Tandem Barrel (Rttb) Delivery Systems for Norway.
Match
award number FA855325PB001 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA8553 (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 29, 2025

    Award notice

    Awarded to Butler Parachute Systems, Inc. for $231,969. SAM.gov, notice 45beaeb93f40491092ebf56f180f6ebb

    1 revisions on SAM
    • September 29, 2025: publish, award notice

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