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# C17CSAE/702116450 Contract for the Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the South West USA

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c17csae-702116450-contract-for-the-provision-of-parachute-packing-and-maintenance-in-the-s-ocds-h6vhtk-04b562). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "C17CSAE/702116450 Contract for the Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the South West USA". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Military defence services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b562`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c17csae-702116450-contract-for-the-provision-of-parachute-packing-and-maintenance-in-the-s-ocds-h6vhtk-04b562#tl-md)

## Description
The C17CSAE Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MOD"), hereby announces award of a contract to Military Freefall Solutions Inc for the Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the South West USA. The Contract was awarded to Military Freefall Solutions Inc on 6th November 2024. 
The awarded value of the Contract as stated in this notice does not represent the commitment made by the Authority at Contract award. The published figure includes the initial contract duration, plus the price of two Option Years which the Authority may exercise to extend the service. The figure also includes a significant number of optional tasks that may be exercised throughout the duration of the Contract. 
The initial contract duration period is 6th November 2024 until 31st March 2029. The Contract also includes two 12 month extension periods that may be exercised by the Authority.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036380-2024-C17CSAE/702116450-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Military Freefall Solutions Inc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-129615`
  - Value: US$4,293,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 036380-2024-C17CSAE/702116450-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: US$4,293,000,000
  - Signed Date: 06/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036380-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-11T11:34:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:00:49.412Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b562