Intent to Sole Source FY26 Wind Tunnel Training

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) - Fort Knox intends to award a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis to  Paraclete XP Sky Venture LLC, in support of the U.S. Army Parachute Team (USAPT) Competition and Demonstration missions. This reqirement is for 145 hours per year of indoor skydiving wind tunnel training time for the USAPT . The contract will consist of a base year and four (4) one-year option periods. The service is critical for enabling repeated, controlled rehearsal of complex freefall maneuvers, independent of weather or aircraft availability.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR OFFERS; a solicitation will not be issued.

The Government's minimum, non-negotiable requirements for the wind tunnel facility are as follows:

• A vertical flight chamber of not less than 16.4 feet in diameter.
• Capability to safely and effectively conduct simultaneous, multi-person training for up to nine (9) personnel (i.e., "8-way" formation training).
• The facility must be located within a 25-nautical-mile radius of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to enable efficient integration with daily training schedules.

Market research, including a Sources Sought notice posted to SAM.gov on 27 Feb 2026, has confirmed that Paraclete XP Sky Venture LLC is the only source capable of meeting all the Government’s minimum requirements, specifically the unique combination of a sufficiently large flight chamber and the mandatory geographical proximity to Fort Bragg, NC. No other facilities within the required radius meet the technical specifications for USAPT's advanced formation training.