4CAB Aircraft Life Rafts
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911RZ-26-P-A033
- Agency
-
MICC Fort Hood
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W911RZ-26-P-A033
- NAICS code
- 336612 Boat Building
- Place of performance
- Colorado Springs, Colorado 80913, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood has awarded contract W911RZ-26-P-A033 to Life Support International, Inc. on a sole-source basis for HARD-series aircraft life raft systems, valued at $1,336,500.
The justification cites Army Regulation 95-1, which mandates life raft systems for aircraft conducting overwater operations exceeding 30 minutes or 100 nautical miles from shoreline. Life Support International is identified as the only manufacturer capable of providing HARD-8 and HARD-20 raft systems meeting 4CAB's technical requirements, including airframe-integrated deployment mechanisms and rigid protective hard cases enabling five-year recertification cycles. A sources sought notice posted August 27–31, 2026, yielded no vendor responses; market research confirms no equivalent commercial products meet the government's minimum specifications. The government lacks ownership of the technical data package and manufacturing drawings, precluding alternate source development. Life Support International is a small business and sole manufacturer of these products.
The requirement comprises 44 units of Life Raft P/N FLO-4380-HD and 30 units of Life Raft P/N FLO-4110-HD, with delivery scheduled for March 1, 2027. Fiscal year 2026 funding utilizes Operations and Maintenance appropriations. Acquisition authority is Title 41 U.S.C. 1901, implemented by FAR 12.201-1 and DFARS Class Deviation 2026-00028. Place of performance is Langhorne, Pennsylvania, with end-use at Fort Carson, Colorado by 4CAB. Fair and reasonable pricing is determined through price analysis and IGCE comparison; certified cost or pricing data are not required because the items are commercial products.
Notice text
This is being posted in IAW RFO FAR 12.301. Make the justifications required by 12.102(b) for acquisitions valued over the SAT publicly available in accordance with 6.301.
Awarded contract W911RZ-26-P-A033 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-09-28.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFO Part 12 JA 4CAB Aircraft Rafts Final approved_Redacted.pdf |
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