Parachute Training Support Services
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Navy, specifically the COMMANDING GENERAL office, is soliciting proposals for Parachute Training Support Services (Solicitation M6700126Q0046) to support the 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division. This requirement is for a contractor to provide all necessary management, labor, equipment, tools, materials, and services for airborne sustainment training. This acquisition is a Small Business Set-Aside. Quotes are due by May 08, 2026, at 03:00 PM local time.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide comprehensive parachute training operations, including:
- Aircraft with pilots for jump platform use.
- Training for Low-Level Static Level (LLSL), High Altitude High Opening (HAHO), High Altitude Low Opening (HALO), and Tandem Offset Resupply Delivery System (TORDS) parachute systems, as well as cargo delivery.
- A wind tunnel facility within 10 miles of primary operations.
- Climate-controlled classroom spaces, parachute packing facilities, parachute storage, and oxygen transfer facilities.
- Development and maintenance of a Quality Control Plan (QCP), Hazard Management Plan, and Emergency Medical Procedures Plan.
- Maintenance logs for aircraft and provision of primary and secondary points of contact for scheduling.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Firm Fixed Price
- Period of Performance: One-year base period (June 29, 2026 - June 28, 2027) with four (4) one-year option periods.
- Estimated Value: The NAICS size standard is USD 25,000,000.00.
- Set-Aside: Small Business Set-Aside
- NAICS Code: 481219 (Other Air Transportation)
- Place of Performance: Within 170 miles of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
- Quotes Due: May 08, 2026, 03:00 PM local time.
- Questions Deadline: April 14, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT.
- Published Date: April 07, 2026.
Evaluation & Submission
Award will be made on a Best Value to the Government basis, considering:
- Technical Capability and Confidence Factor
- Past Performance and Relevancy Factor
- Betterment Factor
- Price Quotes must be submitted electronically via email to Leonard.A.Polous.civ@usmc.mil and Waymon.Gardner@usmc.mil.
Additional Notes
Offerors must be listed on the DoD Paratroop Commercial Operator Listing. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov/) and agree to implement Wide Area Workflow Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) (https://wawf.eb.mil/). The solicitation incorporates FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-3, and 52.212-4 by reference, and requires six-month extension pricing for FAR 52.217-8.