Intent to Sole Source FY26 Wind Tunnel Training
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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MICC Fort Sam Houston
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 713990 All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Knox, under the Department of the Army Materiel Command, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to Paraclete XP Sky Venture LLC. This notice, posted on April 22, 2026, is not a request for offers, and no solicitation will be issued to competing contractors. The contract will support the U.S. Army Parachute Team (USAPT) by providing 145 hours per year of indoor skydiving wind tunnel training services. The award will consist of a base year and four one-year option periods. Prior market research, including a Sources Sought notice, confirmed that only the named contractor possesses the capability to meet all government requirements.
The primary objective of this sole source contract is to enable the USAPT to conduct repeated, controlled rehearsal of complex freefall maneuvers without dependence on weather conditions or aircraft availability. The government's non-negotiable requirements specify a vertical flight chamber of at least 16.4 feet in diameter, capable of safely conducting simultaneous training for up to nine personnel in "8-way" formation training, and located within a 25-nautical-mile radius of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The due date for this notice is April 28, 2026, though this is informational only as no competitive bidding opportunity exists. Market research determined that Paraclete XP Sky Venture LLC is the sole source meeting the unique combination of technical specifications and geographic proximity requirements, making it ineligible for competition from other contractors. This contract falls under NAICS code 713990 (All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries) and PSC code U099 (Education/Training—Other).
Notice text
The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) - Fort Knox intends to award a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis to Paraclete XP Sky Venture LLC, in support of the U.S. Army Parachute Team (USAPT) Competition and Demonstration missions. This reqirement is for 145 hours per year of indoor skydiving wind tunnel training time for the USAPT . The contract will consist of a base year and four (4) one-year option periods. The service is critical for enabling repeated, controlled rehearsal of complex freefall maneuvers, independent of weather or aircraft availability. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR OFFERS; a solicitation will not be issued.
The Government's minimum, non-negotiable requirements for the wind tunnel facility are as follows:
- A vertical flight chamber of not less than 16.4 feet in diameter.
- Capability to safely and effectively conduct simultaneous, multi-person training for up to nine (9) personnel (i.e., "8-way" formation training).
- The facility must be located within a 25-nautical-mile radius of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to enable efficient integration with daily training schedules.
Market research, including a Sources Sought notice posted to SAM.gov on 27 Feb 2026, has confirmed that Paraclete XP Sky Venture LLC is the only source capable of meeting all the Government’s minimum requirements, specifically the unique combination of a sufficiently large flight chamber and the mandatory geographical proximity to Fort Bragg, NC. No other facilities within the required radius meet the technical specifications for USAPT's advanced formation training.
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