Water Survival Egress Trainer Equipment Lease
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA462026RA901-1
- Agency
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Air Mobility Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington 99011, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Air Mobility Command is preparing to solicit a lease for water survival egress trainer equipment, with responses to this sources sought notice due by May 22, 2026. The procurement is not set-aside and will be competitively sourced.
The Air Force seeks a training system for the 22nd Training Squadron comprising two major components: one parachute drag trainer and a 12-passenger METS (modular egress training system) capable of simulating CV-22, H-60, H-1, and C-130 airframes. The METS must include a lift system, rescue hoist system, environmental effects capability, and an air compressor for recharging dive tanks. The system must simulate realistic open-water landings under extreme conditions including rain, darkness, sound and light effects, and 3-foot waves. Place of performance is not specified in the sources sought notice.
Responses are limited to five pages and must include business name and address, CAGE code, size and socioeconomic classification per NAICS 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), supporting documentation if claiming a specific small business category, and a point of contact with email and phone number. All respondents must be registered in SAM.gov. Responses to this sources sought notice will not be considered for contract award; all interested parties must respond separately to the resultant solicitation.
Notice text
This sources sought is seeking to identify responsible potential sources to provide the 22 TRS with a training system made up of two major components. These systems are: one parachute drag trainer and a 12 passenger METS capable of simulating CV-22, H-60, H-1, and C-130 airframes. The METS must also include a lift system, rescue hoist system, environmental effects, and an air compressor for recharging dive tanks. The METS should work with the associated environmental simulator to provide students with a realistic simulation of an open-water landing in extreme conditions. These conditions include rain, darkness, sound and light effects, and 3 foot waves.
All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to the resultant solicitation separately from their response to this sources sought notice. A responsible potential sources shall have registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). The response should be no more than five pages providing the following information:
- Business name, address, CAGE code
- Size and socioeconomic classification based on NAICS size standard
- If claiming a specific small business category, provide supporting documentation
- Point of contact including email and phone number
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