Fire Equipment Safety Personal Protective Equipment Industry Day

Special Notice: Registration Opportunity For Fire & Emergency Services Personal Protective Equipment Industry Day at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. This is the rescheduled Industry Day which was originally scheduled in April at the FDIC in Indinapolis.

AFCEC/CXF along with Mission Partners from the 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, and Department of the Air Force (DAF) Small Business Office is pleased to announce that the Air Force will be hosting an industry day at Tyndall Air Force Base from 17 June – 18 June 2025. As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing fire safety and emergency response capabilities, we are seeking to engage with industry partners to explore the latest advancements in firefighter Personal Protective Equipment products that support Firefighters throughout the DAF.

Goals and Objectives

• Goal 1: Gather information on available PPE products, identify potential vendors, manufacturers, and facilitate networking between government representatives and PPE industry partners. Please see Attachment 1 - PPE Specs for Industry Day 2025, for more details.


• Goal 2: Assess the PPE manufacturing industry's interest and capacity to engage with the Department of the Air Force (DAF) for long-term contracts.


• Objective: Foster open dialogue between vendors, distributors, manufacturers and government officials to enhance collaboration and establish relationships for future procurement and contracting opportunities.

Please see the attachment "FES Industry Day - Announcement" for further details.