84 -- RFI Low Opening Load Personnel parachute Release Assembly

Request for Information (RFI) for a Low Opening Load Personnel Parachute Release Assembly. Responses to this RFI are due no later than January 7, 2008. The purpose of this RFI is to open a dialogue with industry and other communities of interest, to ensure to the maximum extent possible that industry input and comments are given proper and due consideration in obtaining a Low Opening Load Personnel Parachute Release Assembly. This RFI is for planning purposes only, and there is no intention to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) or to award any contract based on this RFI. The Government will not compensate any interested party, firm, or individual that may choose to provide a response and/or sample to this RFI. The 77 Aeronautical Systems Group (77 AESG), is conducting market research to identify companies that manufacture or have a proposed design or US Government approved design for a low opening load personnel parachute canopy release assembly (release assembly) compatible with the ACES II ejection seat used on USAF aircraft. Please see attached document.