Intent to Sole Source - 304 SABRE Parachute and Equipment
Air Force and Space Force · FA4877 355 CONS PK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA487726QA236 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 2, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This is not a solicitation, and quotes are not being accepted at the moment. The 355th Contracting Squadron intends to issue a sole-source procurement action for the procurement of the following items: 0001 TP-460 M3 9 Cell Main Canopy - 3 ea 0002 EZ-425 (VS-425) Control Line - 1 set 0003 TP-460 Complete Line Set - 1 set 0004 Closing Loop-Vector 3 Main - 50 ea This requirement is accomplished in accordance with RFO Part 6.103-1(b) �One Responsible Source�. In accordance with AFI 10-3503, Personnel Parachute Operations, rescue operators are required to wear parachute risers, drogues and airbags… (show all)
as part of free-fall jumps, and per AFI 10-3503 Chapter 9, 9.1.1.3, USAF parachutists will only use the equipment for which they have received system-specific training. An Approved For Use List exists that is signed by the AF Personnel Parachute Program Manager. The Air Force Personnel Parachute Program (PPP) Approved For Use List (AUL) specifically identifies the SPECIAL OPERATIONS VECTOR-3 TANDEM SIGMA (SOV-TS), MAIN , SPECIAL OPERATIONS VECTOR-3 TANDEM SIGMA (SOV3-TS), RESERVE , and TANDEM PHOENIX (TP) SERIES as authorized parachute systems to be worn by rescue operators. These parachute systems are manufactured and sold by Complete Parachute Solutions, INC (CPS). Since the AUL exists that mandates specific items that are certified for use by the Air Force and only one company manufactures the approved items, the requirement is intended to be Sole Sourced to COMPLETE PARACHUTE SOLUTIONS, INC. All interested parties must respond no later than 9/7/2026 at 10:30pm MDT to SrA Vincent Vito-Gamoras at email: vincent.vito_gamroas@us.af.mil or phone (520) 228-2213. Responses received will be reviewed in detail; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Information received will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or not. The 355th Contracting Office will not reimburse parties for any costs connected with providing capability information.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 1670.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $42K to $6.5M, median $232K; range $10K to $159.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC | 4 | $6.8M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| AAR MANUFACTURING, INC. · $AIR · $2.3B | 1 | $159.8M | Mar 9, 2026 |
| TAC INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | $138.9M | Mar 11, 2026 |
| ONYX INDUSTRIES, LLC | 1 | $536K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| SSK MILITARY INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | $128K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| VIGIL AMERICA INC | 1 | $10K | Jul 30, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $AIR reported $2.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 9 past awards, $232K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 15, 2026ONYX INDUSTRIES, LLC$536KAward Notice - Onyx RAM-T 40 and KitsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$42KAward Notice: Butler Parachute HarnessesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2026SSK MILITARY INDUSTRIES INC$128K336 TRS Cypres Automatic Activation DevicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 30, 2026VIGIL AMERICA INC$10KNTRAPS Automatic Activation DevicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 11, 2026TAC INDUSTRIES INC$138.9MCargo Nets (Production)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 9, 2026AAR MANUFACTURING, INC.$159.8M463L Legacy Cargo Pallet Repair Follow-OnMateriality: 6.9% of $AIR revenue (High) SEC
- Sep 29, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$232KPost-Award Synopsis - Norway Reusable Tethered Tandem BarrelsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 1, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$39KButler Parachute HarnessesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 19, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$6.5MBA-X B-52 Low Profile ParachutesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 6 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $67K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.