Closed Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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The Forest Service plans to award a sole source purchase order for specialized parachute components to Airborne Systems North America. These components are essential for the National Smokejumper Program and must be compatible with existing USFS-approved deployment systems. This opportunity is conducted under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1).
Forest Service intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price purchase order to Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. (UEI: WEYALM4WUT46) for the specialized parachutes as listed in Table 1 below. This action is being conducted on behalf of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and the National Technology & Development Program (NTDP).
This action falls under the Authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 conducted in conjunction with FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1), “soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold”.
The Government requires proprietary parachute components to maintain mission-critical inventory for the National Smokejumper Program. These items must be compatible with existing USFS-approved deployment systems (MTDC-1126, 1127, and 1129). Airborne Systems is the sole manufacturer of these specialized life-safety components.
SMOKEJUMPER DC-7 MAIN CANOPIES, MT1S RESERVE CANOPIES WITH DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.
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