Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the South West USA

Concepts

• south west
• bristol
• military defence
• south west usa
• usa
• parachute training exercises
• main parachute
• provision of parachute packing
• military personnel parachutes
• reserve parachutes

Location

Southwest USA

Description

The UK MOD has a requirement to support multiple parachute training exercises in South West USA over a 5 year period. The requirement includes (but is not limited to) main parachute and reserve repacking, maintenance, repairs, inventory management, storage and transportation to and from drop zones. The Authority intends to place the contract, starting from 1 April 23 with a view to standing up the new service from 1 Jun 23. The service needs to support circa 17,000 parachute jumps per year in South West USA. Quantity or scope: The requirement includes quick turnaround repacking of various types of UK military personnel parachutes at multiple drop zones (DZs) within South West USA. The UK MOD plans to provide the Contractor with a stock of between 500 and 700 parachutes to ensure that the Customers’ jump programme, delivered at or to the relevant drop zones, can be achieved. The UK MOD requires the Contractor to repack all main and reserve parachutes and also to carry out scheduled maintenance and repairs in accordance with the Authority’s procedures. The Contractor shall be required to store and manage the parachute inventory. Transport logistics are required to deliver parachutes to embarkation points ahead of an exercise and then collect and return them to storage on completion. There is also a requirement from certain DZs to collect parachutes from remote personnel landings and return them to the DZ for repacking. The Contractor will be responsible for training of packers all of whom will be required to have appropriate licenses and checks in place. The duration of the contract shall be 5 years In addition to the previously stated contract duration, the Authority may at its sole discretion extend the contract by a maximum of 2 years (taken in single or multiple year intervals). Estimated value excluding VAT: Range between: $20,000,000 and $30,000,000 Currency: USD As this procurement relates to the provision of services used for military purposes, the Authority will comply with the Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR 2011). The procurement will operate under the Restricted Procedure. The Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) will be used to manage the DPQQ and Invitation to Tender (ITT) process, including evaluation. Access to the DSP is required to complete the DPQQ and it is recommended that access is requested via Supplier Registration Page. Following DPQQ evaluation, the Authority intends to invite a maximum of 5 (five) respondents to the ITT phase. The Authority reserves the right to award the Contract to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) in accordance with the scoring criteria following evaluation of the tenders. The deadline for receipt of clarification questions relating to the DPQQ is 17:00 GMT on Monday 5th September 2022. The closing date for DPQQ submissions is Monday 19th September 2022 (17:00 GMT). The Authority anticipates issuing the ITT in October 2022. FBC approval and contract award are forecast for Feb 2023 followed by declaration of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in Jun 23.

CPV Codes

• 75221000 - Military defence services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

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