Notice of Intent to Sole Source 15-foot extraction parachutes

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE; THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL BE ISSUED AND OFFERS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.

The Nevada Air National Guard Contracting Office intends to enter a Firm Fixed-Price contract on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) with PARADIGM PARACHUTE AND DEFENSE INC. The contract is for supplies for the 152 LRS to procure new parachutes that are used to extract Type V Heavy drop platforms for aerial delivery.

This will be a small business procurement under NAICS Code 314999, and Product Service Code of 1670. The delivery is requested to be as soon as possible. Attached is the local Justification and Approval (J&A) for the effort.

This special notice is effective through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04 effective 11 June 2025, Defense FAR Supplement Publication Notice effective 17 January 2025, and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) 2025-0317 effective 17 March 2025. It is the contractors' responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. This is not a solicitation for competitive offers.

If interested, firms may submit their technical approach and solutions to the point of contact listed in this Special Notice for consideration. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NVANG to evaluate the firm’s capabilities in accordance with the Air Force policy and regulations and should include the following information:

(1) Organization name; physical email and website address; telephone number, business size and CAGE code and/or UEI;

(2) detailed capability statement. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for offers; submission of any information in response to this special notice is voluntary and the Government will not reimburse any costs incurred for providing a response. If no responses are received during this notice period, to demonstrate comparable capability, then a sole source acquisition award will be made. All interested responses shall be received prior to the closing date and time addressed in this notice.