Opportunity
SAM #1202RZ26Q0004
Sole Source Procurement of Smokejumper Parachute Canopies and Deployment Systems for USDA Forest Service
Buyer
Forest Service
Posted
April 08, 2026
Respond By
April 23, 2026
Identifier
1202RZ26Q0004
NAICS
314999, 336413
This opportunity is a sole source procurement by the USDA Forest Service for specialized parachute components to support the National Smokejumper Program. - Sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. - Products required: - DC-7 Main Canopy (P/N 811406-0): 30 units - MT1S Main Canopy (with top skin drogue ring): 14 units - MT1S Reserve Canopy (P/N 811306-0): 7 units - MT1S Deployment System (P/N 886452-0): 7 units - All items must be compatible with USFS-approved deployment systems (MTDC-1126, 1127, 1129) - Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc. is the sole manufacturer; no other OEMs or vendors are listed - Delivery required in Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year 2027 (Q2 FY27) - Place of performance and delivery: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Montana 59808 - Justified under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1) for single source acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold - No competing products or vendors identified due to proprietary requirements
Description
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.