Skygroup Investments LLC

Skygroup Investments LLC, a for-profit limited liability company registered in SAM.gov since January 2018, operates the Ifly Indoor Skydiving division and specializes in providing vertical wind tunnel training and indoor skydiving simulation services to the federal government. The company operates a national network of indoor skydiving facilities located in strategic geographic positions including Austin, Atlanta, Kent (Washington), Seattle, and Frisco, Texas. Through its facilities, Ifly Indoor Skydiving delivers specialized aviation training that enables military and government personnel to develop and maintain critical skills related to high-altitude freefall operations, parachute insertion techniques, emergency egress procedures, and personnel recovery operations. These services are primarily marketed toward special operations forces and aviation personnel across the Department of Defense who require realistic simulation environments to practice advanced aerial techniques essential to their missions.

Since 2021, Skygroup Investments LLC has received numerous federal contract awards totaling over $1.8 million in documented delivery orders and purchase orders. The company has served as the prime contractor on delivery orders issued by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), U.S. Marine Corps, and the Office of the Secretary of the Army. The services provided under these awards have been consistently standardized vertical wind tunnel training sessions with instructor support and safety observer services, typically comprising 22 to 26 individual flight experiences per training package. Delivery orders have ranged in value from approximately $1,950 to $46,359, with notable purchase orders including a $122,336 Army Bodyflight Experiences contract awarded in December 2023, a $198,888 Air Force Special Operations Command contract awarded in February 2023, a $99,925 Air Force Special Operations Command purchase order awarded in August 2021, and a $130,575 Marine Corps vertical wind tunnel rental contract awarded in April 2021. All contract awards have been made without set-aside designations, indicating that Skygroup Investments LLC competes openly in the federal marketplace. Training delivery has occurred at multiple facility locations, with performance sites including Austin, Atlanta, Kent, Seattle, and Frisco, Texas, enabling geographically distributed training support across the Department of Defense.

Skygroup Investments LLC currently holds three active federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs). The company maintains a single-award IDV with U.S. Special Operations Command valued at $745,000 with a completion date of September 14, 2028, which was awarded on September 15, 2023 and provides vertical wind tunnel training services with no set-aside designation. Additionally, the company holds a single-award IDV with Air Force Special Operations Command valued at $754,523 that was originally awarded on June 3, 2021 and extends through June 3, 2026, also without set-aside designation. These two IDVs have generated numerous delivery orders over the past several years supporting recurring training requirements across the special operations community. Most recently, on September 1, 2025, Skygroup Investments LLC was awarded a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) valued at $800,000 with a performance period extending through August 31, 2030. Under this newest IDV, the contractor is required to provide recirculating vertical wind tunnel freefall simulator services, including facility access, video playback equipment, classroom space, qualified instructors, and training delivery for multiple student classes of up to 15 students per session, as well as recertification training for course instructors. The three IDVs collectively provide Skygroup Investments LLC with approximately $2.3 million in contracting capacity to deliver specialized vertical wind tunnel training services across multiple federal agencies and geographic locations through an indefinite quantity contracting vehicle structure that enables efficient procurement without repeated competitive solicitation for individual training events.