83--Special Notice - Sole Source Award

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - APG, Natick Contracting Division, intends to award a firm fixed price contract under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), only one responsible source, to Airborne Systems North America of NJ, for 10 modified reserve parachutes required for system testing for Military Freefall Advanced Ram Air Parachute System (MFFARAPS). The MFF ARAPS is a new high performance parachute system which is made by a single manufacturer, Airborne Systems, who owns the data rights. Substituting a reserve canopy made by any other source that would not have the expertise or familiarity with the MFF ARAPS, would be detrimental to overall system performance and user safety. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Any questions and/or inquiries may be submitted either by e-mail to Lisa Mardin at [email protected] or by fax at (508) 422-9673. The closing date of this notice is 19 July 2013.