MARKET RESEARCH: Cotton Woven Reinforcement Textile Tape and Webbing

MARKET RESEARCH: Cotton Woven Reinforcement Textile Tape and Webbing.May 19, 2026, Contract Opportunity: Cotton Woven Reinforcement Textile Tape and Webbing.

Item: Webbing, Textile

Commercial Item Description: IAW Parachute Industry Association PIA-T-5661D, TAPE AND WEBBING, TEXTILE, WOVEN REINFORCING COTTON dated 29 June 2015

DLA Troop Support is conducting market research on the above item to determine an acquisition strategy that will enhance our support of military customers worldwide, as well as to determine what industry is capable of providing. For this reason, DLA Troop Support would appreciate your firm sharing its expertise and insight into how this item can be most efficiently procured.

See: SAM Notification.

Sources Sought: DLA Innovative Textile Webbing Solutions

April 13, 2026

DLA TS C&T has partnered with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) with a Commercial Solutions Offering (CSO) for addressing industry concerns on webbings. The CSO is aimed at finding a solution from industry on how we move the manufacturing processes, materials, and/or machinery required for shuttle-looms into the 21st century without sacrificing on the quality that a shuttle-loom brings to our critical webbings.

As the nation’s combat logistics support agency, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages the end-to-end global defense supply chain—from raw materials to end user disposition—for the US military services; 11 combatant commands; other federal, state, and local agencies; and partner and allied nations. Specifically, NCMS is assisting DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Directorate (DLA TS C&T) in identifying a company to improve production rates and output on domestically sourced critical safety textile webbings.

Background

Shuttle loom Class 1 Textile webbings are used in rigging, safety equipment, parachute, and tentage applications. As a result, they require higher working & breaking tensile ratings, in addition to abrasion, heat, and UV resistance. Most commonly they are made of nylon or polyester and flat or tubular in design. DLA currently manages at least 36 national stock numbers that call for shuttle loom construction.

Currently, there are only two known domestic manufacturers that use shuttle looms in the manufacturing process. This legacy technology produces a true woven edge (selvage) on both sides of the webbing, which is critical for preventing fraying. Modern shuttle-less looms, while faster and more efficient, typically create one woven edge and one knitted edge. This knitted edge is susceptible to fraying, which can lead to catastrophic failures in critical applications such as parachute-assisted cargo drops, potentially resulting in severe injury or death.

Objectives

The primary objective is to develop, evaluate, and implement an improved production process for critical safety webbings. This can be achieved by either enhancing current shuttle loom manufacturing processes to increase efficiency and reduce lead times, or by introducing new or alternative technologies that can produce webbing with two durable, fray-resistant woven edges, equivalent or superior to that of a shuttle loom. The new process must be scalable, cost-effective, and capable of meeting all requirements within the specification for tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and other critical safety specifications. The goal is to create a sustainable domestic supply chain for this critical material.

See: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) Press Release

Cloth Netting Contract Awarded

April 6, 2026, Cloth Netting Contract Awarded.

Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $172,500.

Contractor Awarded Name: HLC Industries, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004.

See: SAM Notification.

Procurement List Proposed Deletions

March 26, 2026, the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published in the Federal Register (91 FR 14684) Proposed Deletions from the Procurement List.

The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is an independent Federal agency operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. It oversees the AbilityOne Program, which provides employment opportunities through Federal contracts for people who are blind or have significant disabilities in the manufacture and delivery of products and services to the Federal Government. The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. chapter 85) authorizes the contracts.

The following product(s) are proposed for deletion from the Procurement List:

• 5340-00-894-9542--Strap, Webbing, 84'' x 1''
• 5340-00-715-3854--Strap, Webbing, 54'' length, 1'' wide
• 5340-00-020-5067--Strap, Webbing, 120'' x 1'', Steel Buckle

Coated and Uncoated Webbing Contract Awarded

Contract Award Date: March 19, 2026.

ontractor Awarded Name: Murdock Webbing Company, Inc.

Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $146,335.

See: SAM Notification.

Webbing Strap Proposed Procurement

March 25, 2026, Proposed procurement for NSN 8465016748494 STRAP,WEBBING: Line 0001 Qty 82 UI EA Deliver To: PECKHAM INC By: 0030 DAYS ADO Line 0002 Qty 132 UI EA Deliver To: PECKHAM INC By: 0030 DAYS ADO Line 0003 Qty 61 UI EA Deliver To: PECKHAM INC By: 0030 DAYS ADO Line 0004 Qty 80 UI EA Deliver To: PECKHAM INC By: 0030 DAYS ADO Line 0005 Qty 133 UI EA Deliver To: PECKHAM INC By: 0030 DAYS ADO Line 0006 Qty 62 UI EA Deliver To: PECKHAM INC By: 0030 DAYS ADO The solicitation is an RFQ and will be available at the link provided in this notice. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.

See: SAM Notificatioon.

Aircraft Arresting Webbing Assemblies Contract Awarded

March 13, 2026, Murdock Webbing Co. Inc.,* Central Falls, Rhode Island, has been awarded an estimated $9,007,759 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for aircraft arresting webbing assemblies. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a three-year base contract with two one-year option periods. The performance completion date is March 12, 2029. Using military services are Air Force and Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2026 through 2029 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7MX-26-D-0026).

*Small business

Cargo Net Contract Awarded

March 10, 2026, TAC Industries, Springfield, Ohio, has been awarded a $22,203,800 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for cargo low profile side nets and cargo top nets. This contract provides for the manufacture of cargo low profile side and top nets with associated tie downs. Work will be performed at Springfield, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by March 5, 2027. This contract was a sole source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Combat Readiness-Support Equipment and Vehicles, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8534-26-D-0001).

Textile Aircraft Arresting Systems Contract Awarded

Engineered Arresting Systems Corp., doing business as Zodiac Arresting Systems America, Aston, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $9,679,711 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for the Textile Aircraft Arresting Systems (TAAS) This contract provides for the production of the TAAS, a onetime emergency use overrun aircraft arresting system designed for use with tail hook equipped fighter aircraft, or non-hook equipped aircraft when couples with a net barrier engaging system. Work will be performed in Merpins, France, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 28, 2022. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition, and no funds were obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8533-17-D-0001). (Awarded Sept. 29, 2017)

Kansas Manufacturer Awarded Navy Sling Cargo Net $15 Million Contact

Weckworth Manufacturing, Haysville, Kan., has been awarded a maximum $15,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for sling cargo nets. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year options. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and four offers were received. Location of performance is Kansas with an Oct. 22, 2014 performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPE8EG-14-D-0002).