Parachute, personnel
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- Solicitation number
- SPE4A7-25-R-0873
- Agency
-
Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
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About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research for personnel parachutes under NSN 1670-99-899-3020, specifically seeking manufacturers capable of producing Part Number MBEU 171693 parachutes. Currently, IRVING LIMITED (U1601) serves as the sole approved source of supply for these specialized parachutes. Interested organizations must demonstrate capabilities in component procurement, inspection, testing, packaging, shipping, supply chain management, and logistics planning, while also addressing potential manufacturing source challenges. The government will evaluate responses based on organizational capacity to provide services consistent with the scope and scale described, ability to secure necessary financial and technical resources, and capability to implement successful project management including compliance with tight schedules and cost containment. Responses are due by September 16, 2025, and must be submitted via email to michelle.r.scott@dla.mil.
This procurement does not currently have any set-aside designation, though the government indicates it may proceed as a small business set-aside or through full and open competition based on market research results. IRVING LIMITED represents the current incumbent as the only approved source for these personnel parachutes. The requirement involves manufacturing 414 parachutes, and the government is considering the possibility of making multiple awards to qualified suppliers. The procurement falls under NAICS code 314999 (All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills) and PSC code 1670 (Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; And Cargo Tie Down Equipment). No solicitation exists at this time, and submission of capability information is purely voluntary with no financial responsibility assumed by the government for any costs incurred in preparing responses.
Notice text
SOURCES SOUGHT: 25R0873
PARACHUTE, PERSONNEL
The Defense Logistics Agency is issuing a source sought as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN 1670-99-899-3020, PARACHUTE, PERSONNEL. There is one approved source of supply: IRVING LIMITED (U1601); P/N MBEU 171693. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 314999.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Drawings are not available.
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 16 SEP 25. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed michelle.r.scott@dla.mil. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Michelle R Scott.
Technical Orders and Qualification Requirements are not available.
APPENDIX 1: Purpose and Objectives
Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award.
The specific requirement for this effort is below:
Part Number
Nomenclature
NSN
Estimated Requirement
MBEU 171693
PARACHUTE, PERSONNEL
1670-99-899-3020
414
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOURCES SOUGHT 25R0873.doc | DOC document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Parachute, personnel | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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