Intent to Sole Source- CLA-VAL Pantograph Benchstock
Air Force and Space Force · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation F2P3L16194A001 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 9, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
Notice of Intent to Solicit From a Single Source This notice is being provided per the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 5 (FAR Class Deviation 25-17). The U.S. Department of the Air Force, 48 CONS, RAF Lakenheath UK intends to solicit from a single source under the authority of RFO Part 6.103-1 (FAR Class Deviation 25-11) to CLA-VAL to acquire various bench stock replacement parts for their propriertary Pantograph. The Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available based on the capabilities of the source and propr… (show all)
ietary nature of the contractor. Please see attached Determination and Findings for further information regarding this notice. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a Request for Quote (RFQ). A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government Contracting Officer. Interested parties that believe they can meet the requirements may respond to this notice. The response should contain a brief description of any experience with this information. The Government reserves the right to evaluate all responses received and may determine an interested vendor not capable of performing the work required.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 4820.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $130K to $1.2M, median $427K; range $16K to $2.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS AEROSPACE SERVICES INC | 1 | $2.2M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 28, 2025 |
| AIRTRONICS, LLC | 1 | $427K | Feb 5, 2026 |
| FAXON ENGINEERING CO INC | 1 | $130K | Feb 20, 2026 |
| LN CURTIS & SONS Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA | 1 | $16K | Nov 5, 2024 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Feb 20, 2026FAXON ENGINEERING CO INC$130KQuick Disconnect Couplers
- Feb 5, 2026AIRTRONICS, LLC$427KRemanufacture of F-15 Butterfly Valve
- Oct 16, 2025TEXAS AEROSPACE SERVICES INC$2.2MRemanufacture of B1 Fuel Valves
- Aug 28, 2025THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED$1.2MRemanufacture of F-15 Temperature Regulating Valve
- Nov 5, 2024LN CURTIS & SONS Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA$16KBall Valves
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.