Sole Source Vertical Wind Tunnel Training

The Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Command, Contracting Department, San Diego, CA. 92155 intends to award a sole source, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT) support services to Skygroup Investments, LLC (iFly Seattle).
The services will be acquired in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

The basis for the sole source, NSWG-3 personnel require 30 hours annually of instructor led advanced Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT) training and currently there are no VWT facilities in Hawaii. Each year NSWG-3 provides Unit Level Training (ULT) for SDVT-1 platoons in Keyport WA, the iFly Seattle facility is located within 40 miles, which will allow for the training to run concurrently and without interruption of each respective training evolution. Currently there are no VWT facilities within a 180 mile radius of Keyport, WA.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 611620, Other Misc. Schools and Instruction. The size standard is $7.5 Mil.

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