Opportunity
SAM #M0068126Q0050
RFI for Alternate Sleds and Tow Systems to Acapulka Expedition Tour 135 for USMC Mountain Warfare Training
Buyer
Commanding General, MCIWEST
Posted
August 12, 2026
Respond By
August 18, 2026
Identifier
M0068126Q0050
NAICS
339920, 336999
The US Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office at Camp Pendleton is seeking information on sleds and related equipment for the Mountain Warfare Training Center. - Government Buyer: - US Marine Corps, Regional Contracting Office MCI-WEST, Camp Pendleton - Reference OEM: - Acapulka (Expedition Tour 135 sled is the baseline product) - Products/Services Requested: - One-man pulks/sleds - Rigid, fiber-reinforced resin laminate - Approx. 62cm wide, 135cm long, 350L packing volume, white color - Reinforced rounded front section, replaceable runners - Tow system and harness - MOLLE compatible, quick release system - Wearable with or without USMC pack - Enables safe, efficient movement by one Marine in winter mountain conditions - Unique Requirements: - Equipment must be commercial-grade, durable, abrasion-resistant, and suitable for cold weather mountain operations - Technical specification worksheets required for all proposed products - No quotes requested; this is a market research RFI - NAICS Code: 336999 (All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing)
Description
The Regional Contracting Office MCI-WEST is conducting market research to identify alternate products to the Acapulka Expedition Tour 135 sled for the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, the applicable NAICS 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing with a size standard of 1000 employees.
All submissions must meet the characteristics included in Enclosure 1. Salient Characteristics.
If a vendor is interested in responding to this RFI, it is requested they provide a technical specification worksheet for all items in Enclosure 1.
This is NOT a request for quotes, no quotes are to be submitted in response to this RFI.
All responses to this RFI should be submitted to SSgt Allen L. Hayes (allen.l.hayes@usmc.mil) and Sgt Yael Solofonirina (yael.solofonirina@usmc.mil).
The deadline for submissions is August 18th at 1200 PM PST.