118th ASOS - SSK Industries – Cypres Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W50S87-25-Q-5016
- Agency
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North Carolina National Guard
Army National Guard, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Place of performance
- New London, North Carolina 28127, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 145th Airlift Wing Contracting office, operating under the Department of the Army North Carolina Army National Guard, has issued a Special Notice announcing their intent to award a sole source contract to SSK Industries for 17 Cypres Automatic Activation Devices (AADs). The specific item being procured is the SSK Industries Cypres System Item AAD2C1M1535A - Military CYPRES 2 1500/35A, which are parachute deployment devices used in emergency situations for Air Force personnel. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for single source solicitation, with no written solicitation to be issued. The manufacturer Airtec GmbH & Co Safety Systems has designated SSK Industries as their exclusive authorized distributor for these items, making open market competition unreasonable. This procurement falls under the Total Small Business set-aside category with a contract value that remains redacted in the supporting documentation.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide transparency regarding the government's intent to sole source this critical safety equipment procurement while allowing qualified sources to respond if they believe they can provide the required items. Interested contractors must submit their responses via email to both MSgt Sarah Marshall and Capt. Scott Thomas no later than September 29, 2025, with no telephone or fax inquiries accepted. The procurement is being conducted under the Air Force Personnel Parachute Program Approved For Use List dated March 20, 2025, which currently shows no other authorized sources for these specific AADs. Any contractor wishing to challenge this sole source determination must demonstrate their qualification and ability to provide the exact military-grade Cypres systems required. The government retains full discretion in determining whether to proceed with the sole source award or pursue competition based on responses received during the 15-day notification period.
Notice text
The 145th Airlift Wing Contracting office intends to award a sole source to SSK Industries for a quantity of 17 AADs - SSK Industries - Cypres System Item AAD2C1M1535A - Military CYPRES 2 1500/35A.
The manufacturer of Cypres AADs, Airtec GmbH & Co Safety Systems, has identified SSK Industries as their exclusive authorized distributor of the items. As such competing this requirement on the open market is not reasonable.
There will be no written solicitation issued. This procurement is being made pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a single source. All qualified sources must respond no later than the date and time specified under General Information within this special notice.
A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses should be emailed Attention MSgt Sarah Marshall at sarah.marshall.6@us.af.mil, AND Capt. Scott Thomas at scott.thomas.53@us.af.mil. No telephone or fax inquiries will be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Limited Competition Justification_Cypress AAD Redacted.pdf |
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