AIRSAVE Navy VESTS
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE1C1-26-C-0009
- Agency
-
Clothing and Textiles
Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- SPE1C1-26-C-0009 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Weckworth Manufacturing, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 315210 Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
- PSC
- 8415 Clothing, Special Purpose
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles has awarded a sole-source contract to Weckworth Manufacturing Inc. for Aircrew Integrated Recovery Survival Armor Vest (AIRSAVE) Navy vests under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2), invoked for Unusual and Compelling Urgency via FAR 6.103-2.
The procurement covers 600 units of the CMU-33P and 3,000 units of the CMU-36P Legacy AIRSAVE vests (National Stock Numbers 8415-01-568-9793 and 8415-01-568-9791). Weckworth is identified as the only ESA-qualified manufacturer currently producing these critical safety items without requiring new First Article Testing qualification. The urgency stems from a mandatory Navy training uniform configuration change from the PCU-78 Series Parachute Restraint Harness Assembly to the CMU-36P Survival Vest, which provides improved emergency egress capability and reduces physical harm risk during emergency egress. The CMU-33P quantity represents minimum requirements to maintain Navy pilot readiness with eight months of demand, while the CMU-36P quantity addresses additional unforeseen demand from the configuration change plus eight months of pilot sustainment. Contract SPE1C1-26-C-0009 was awarded April 21, 2026. A follow-on full and open competition solicitation (SPE1C1-25-R-0088) has an anticipated target award date of June 2026.
Notice text
Solicitation SPE1C1-26-R-0059 to acquire the Vest, Airsave CMU-33P & CMU-36P (Legacy AIRSAVE) was solicited March 2, 2026, and closed March 17, 2026. The aquisition was awarded April 21, 2026 as a C2 fixed quantity buy under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2), as implemented by FAR Overhaul Part 6.103-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency (Formerly FAR Part 6.302-2).
Awarded contract SPE1C1-26-C-0009 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-04-21.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JA-AIRSAVE Navy - Signed Final Document_Redacted.pdf |
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