Parachute Training Support Services

The contract solicitation M6700126Q0046 for Parachute Training Support Services is a tight-turn, small business set-aside opportunity issued by the Department of Defense through the Commanding General at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It seeks firms to provide performance-based parachute training services including aircraft support, air blade hours, facility fees, wind tunnel access, and offsite aircraft coordination to sustain airborne proficiency for the 2d Reconnaissance Battalion. The work must be conducted within 170 miles of Camp Lejeune, with the primary performance location at ZIP 28547, and follows strict compliance with DoD Instruction 4500.53, FAA regulations, NAVAIR 13-1-6.2, and Marine Corps Orders. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement with a base period from June 29, 2026, to June 28, 2027, and four optional one-year extension periods, plus a potential six-month extension, all governed by FAR 52.217-8 and 52.217-9. Pricing is submitted on a CLIN-by-CLIN basis with no pre-disclosed totals, and all proposals must adhere to FOB Destination terms as defined in FAR 52.247-34. Offerors must demonstrate technical capability through detailed plans including a Management Technical Capability Plan, Quality Control Plan, Hazard/Safety/Emergency Plan, and Emergency Base Closure Plan, evaluated under a Confidence Rating system. Past performance will be assessed using CPARS/SPARS data and references, while innovations beyond requirements are rewarded under the Betterment Factor. The award will be made using a best value trade-off approach, not LPTA, requiring a balance of technical merit, past performance, innovation, and price reasonableness. All submissions must be sent via email to two designated points of contact by the updated deadline of May 13, 2026, with a hard cap of 2MB per file. Contractors must comply with stringent cybersecurity mandates including NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, 72-hour cyber incident reporting, and FedRAMP Moderate compliance for cloud services. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and all packaging and labeling must conform to MIL-STD