Professional Formation Skydiving Instructor Services

The United States Air Force Academy is conducting market research through a sources sought notice to identify qualified contractors for Professional Formation Skydiving Instructor services supporting the Air Force Parachute Team (Wings of Blue) competition teams, with capability statements due by June 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT.

This is a total small business set-aside. The anticipated non-personal services contract will run from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewals. Work will be performed primarily in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with required travel to commercial wind tunnels and competition sites in Raeford, North Carolina and Eloy, Arizona. Services include developing and maintaining annual training plans, providing real-time freefall and wind tunnel coaching, conducting video-based performance debriefs, developing competition strategy and dive sequencing, and delivering on-site and remote coaching support.

NAICS classification is 611620 (Sports and Recreation Instruction) with a small business receipts ceiling of nine million dollars in average annual receipts. Minimum qualifications require ten years of competitive formation skydiving experience, a minimum of 5,000 competition jumps, demonstrated coaching experience with advanced formation skydiving teams, national or international championship-level competition experience, video debrief capabilities, and comprehensive knowledge of USPA and FAI competition rules.

Interested parties must submit a capability statement of no more than ten pages to ronald.wilson.26@us.af.mil, including company information, business size and socio-economic status, detailed capability narrative, and up to three past performance references. The Government will not reimburse response preparation costs.