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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the South West USA Opportunity Notice
2. Awarding Authority:
Ministry of Defence
C17CSAE DT, MOD Abbey Wood, NH1 Atrium, #1027

Bristol
England
BS34 8JH
Contact:
Email: DESC17CSAE-Commercial@mod.gov.uk
Phone:
URL:
3. Contract Type: Services
4. Description: The UK MOD has a requirement to support multiple parachute training exercises in South West USA over a 5 year period. 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.

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.

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

The $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 estimated contract value is inclusive of the potential 2 year extension of the contract.

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.

Link to Opportunity Listing on DSP –

The deadline for receipt of clarification questions relating to the PQQ is 17:00 GMT on Monday 5th September 2022.

The closing date for PQQ submissions will be Monday 19th September 2022 (17:00 GMT).
5. CPV Codes:
75221000 – Military defence services
6. NUTS Codes: UKK11
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: South West
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
tender_290697/1095710
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £16,500,000
10. Start Date: 01/04/2023
11. End Date: 31/03/2028
12. Closing Date: 19/09/2022
13. Other Information:
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