Parachute System 2 RFI
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- M67854-24-I-1042
- Agency
-
Marine Corps
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Marine Corps, through the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), is seeking industry input to identify potential sources for modifying the Parachute System 2 (PS-2) drogue release mechanism. The key modifications required include improving the drogue release lanyard and bungee, reducing points of failure, increasing reliability and maintainability, and shortening the horizontal side adjustment straps. The target date for the modification effort to begin is Quarter 2 FY25, and the modification must meet or exceed current safety requirements for the PS2 system. Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) are due by 12:00 pm EST on May 30, 2024 and should include a modification description, drawings, test data, estimated unit price, production rates, compliance with the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act, and business size/designation information.
This RFI is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not constitute a government obligation to pay for information responding to the RFI or accept any responses as offers. The contract is not set-aside for any specific business size or designation. Airborne Systems owns the rights to the PS2 system, and any required specification files or data would need to be obtained from them. The potential value of the contract is not specified in the RFI.
Notice text
This Request for Information (RFI) initiates market research under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The information herein only initiates communication with industry in order to assess market potential. No solicitation document exists at this time. This RFI constitutes no Government obligation to pay for information responding to this RFI and will not accept any responses as offers. Vendors should mark any proprietary information clearly and appropriately.
The Program Manager Ground Weapons Systems (PM GWS), Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), seeks industry input to identify potential sources for Parachute System 2 (PS-2) drogue release modification. The modification requirements are as follows:
- Drogue release modification must use current release mechanism style.
- The modification should improve the drogue release lanyard and bungee.
- The modification should reduce or remove points of failure of the drogue lanyard and bungee.
- The modification shall increase the reliability and maintainability of the current release.
- The modification should shorten the horizontal side adjustment straps.
- The modification capability target date for the effort to begin is Quarter 2 FY25.
- The modification shall meet or exceed all current safety requirements for the PS2 system.
- Airborne Systems owns the rights to the PS2 system and any PS2 specification files and data required for the modification would need to be obtained from them.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| M67854-24-I-1042 (PS2 ECP RFI).pdf |
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