Contract · Federal

Parachutist Oxygen Delivery System (PODS) Prototype

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Natick, MA
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 24, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
PSC code: 6835

Timeline

Posted

Jul 24, 2026
Status

Closing soon

What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Natick, MA
Scope: Federal

PODS: Parachutist Oxygen Delivery System THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.

IT IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 10 responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Please respond by 26 June 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Objective This Request for Project Preproposal (RPP) is issued to request preproposals (white papers) in accordance with Section III, B, 1 of the U.S.

Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC) Broad Other Transaction Authority Announcement (BOTAA) 22-01 competitive announcement and is being issued for planning purposes only.

It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to award an agreement, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.

Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE) is seeking information on the capabilities and willingness of private entities (non-profit and commercial) to provide a Parachutist Oxygen Delivery System (PODS) design that will support a prototype project, as defined on page 5 of the BOTAA.

Background PdM SCIE is executing a project to evaluate prototype supplemental oxygen delivery systems.

The PODS capability is intended to be single materiel solution that is suitable for Military Free Fall (MFF) operations utilizing the Advanced Ram Air Parachute System (RA-1).

The PODS system is planned to support the U.S.

Army’s MFF community by addressing a capability gap to support all high-altitude parachutist mission profiles (e.g., High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) and High-Altitude High Opening (HAHO)) requiring supplemental oxygen.

The PODS will comprise the following components: Parachutist Oxygen Mask (POM), Individual Oxygen Source (IOS), pre-breathing ports, transfer...

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