Project TS245: Mobility Over Snow Terrain Tactical Squad Pulk Systems
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- JA-26-RTP-0604
- Agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W911NF26PA018
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Jber, Alaska 99505, United States
- Points of contact
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- AAL Arctic Operations POC aal-baa@army.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground, procuring on behalf of the Army Applications Laboratory in Austin, Texas, awarded a sole-source contract to Acapulka AS (Gvarv, Norway) for 501 Acapulka 170cm Tactical Squad Pulk systems under the DoD Foreign Comparative Testing Program TS245 on September 2, 2026.
The justification rests on the requirement to evaluate foreign test articles under an approved FCT program. The 11th Airborne Division has an urgent operational need for a compact, lightweight mobility platform compatible with a prototype five-person Arctic shelter currently at Technology Readiness Level 7. The Acapulka system was specifically approved for evaluation under FCT Program TS245 on June 17, 2026, by the Director of Foreign Comparative Testing. The 501-unit quantity is driven by experimental design requirements; sufficient test articles are necessary to achieve statistical significance during a single, unpredictable 10-day cold-weather training window when temperatures remain reliably at or below −20°F near Fort Wainwright, Alaska. This procurement is limited to test articles required for the approved evaluation, not for operational fielding or subsequent production.
Each unit includes a 170cm tactical pulk with hand-laid fiberglass hull construction, tactical harness with quick-release system, dragging bar, pull rope set with quick-release plate, auxiliary rope-ascender set, in-field maintenance kit, and user manual in English. Delivery is Carriage Paid To Anchorage, Alaska, with final delivery to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson no later than November 20, 2026. Funding is FY26 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation funds under Budget Activity 4. Authority cited is 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g) and 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), implemented through DFARS 206.103-170(b).
Notice text
Acapulka 170cm Tactical Squad Pulk systems for evaluation as test articles under DoD Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program TS245, Mobility Over Snow Terrain.
Awarded contract W911NF26PA018 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-09-02.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JA for Acapulka Sled_Redacted.pdf |
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