AAR Manufacturing LLC has won a $159.78 million contract from the U.S. Department of War to service and repair 463L Legacy Cargo Pallets, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced Thursday.
The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements agreement covering repair services for the 463L Legacy Cargo Pallet system. Under the terms announced, the work will be carried out at AAR Manufacturing’s facility in Cadillac, Michigan. The program is scheduled for completion by March 5, 2031.
Officials described the award as a sole source acquisition. At the time the contract was awarded, no funds were obligated. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Combat Readiness-Support Equipment and Vehicles division at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, served as the contracting authority for the work.
The 463L Legacy Cargo Pallet system is identified by the Air Force as a standard cargo handling platform used for air transport operations. The contract covers repair services specific to this pallet system.
From a program execution perspective, the arrangement specifies a single facility - AAR Manufacturing’s Cadillac site - as the location for performance. The indefinite-delivery, requirements nature of the contract means work will be ordered as needed under the established agreement.
The announcement did not indicate any funds being set aside or obligated at award, and noted the procurement was awarded sole source. The contracting office named in the award notice was the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Combat Readiness-Support Equipment and Vehicles division based at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
This notice delivers explicit details on the contract vehicle, place of performance, award type, and projected completion date. Beyond those points, the announcement does not provide additional operational specifics or funding allocations tied to the award.
Summary of the award
- AAR Manufacturing received a $159.78 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract.
- Work scope covers repair services for the 463L Legacy Cargo Pallet system, with performance at the Cadillac, Michigan facility.
- The award was processed as a sole source acquisition with no funds obligated at time of award; contracting authority is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Combat Readiness-Support Equipment and Vehicles division at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.