NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE_FY26 USAFA DFME HARDNESS TESTERS
Air Force and Space Force · FA7000 10 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FY26_USAFA_DFME_HARDNESS_TESTERS in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 13, 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
Please see attached notice of intent to sole source for two (2) Buehler Wilson 574T Rockwell Twin Hardness Testers and accessories.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6635.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $36K to $156K, median $78K; range $6K to $1.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Tool Works, INC · $ITW · $16.1B | 2 | $556K | Mar 26, 2026 |
| HADLAND IMAGING LLC | 1 | $1.5M | Jul 29, 2025 |
| BRUKER AXS LLC · $BRKR · $3.0B | 1 | $175K | Jul 28, 2026 |
| ARHAB LLC | 1 | $166K | Feb 18, 2025 |
| NEWCO INC | 1 | $147K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| HALLIDAY TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $115K | Jan 20, 2026 |
| TAYLOR HOBSON INC · $AME · $6.6B | 1 | $98K | May 21, 2026 |
| TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. | 1 | $78K | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Gelsight, Inc. | 1 | $58K | Oct 1, 2025 |
| JOHN M. ELLSWORTH CO., INC. | 1 | $42K | Dec 15, 2025 |
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.
- $ITW reported $16.1B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 15 past awards, $78K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BRKR reported $3.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 15 past awards, $78K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $AME reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 15 past awards, $78K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 23, 2026NEWCO INC$147KMagnetic Wet Bench System (Supply Only)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 22, 2026Wabtec Inspection Technologies, Inc.$24KT-38 Roller Probe Inspection EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 25, 2026AMERICAN HOFMANN CORP$30KHofmann Balance Machine ModernizationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 28, 2026BRUKER AXS LLC$175KX-Ray Diffractometer SystemMateriality: <0.01% of $BRKR revenue (Low) SEC
- Jun 25, 2026PEACE GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC$6KNiton XL5 Plus or Equal Handheld XRF AnalyzerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 21, 2026TAYLOR HOBSON INC$98KTalyrond Calibration StandardsMateriality: <0.01% of $AME revenue (Low) SEC
- Mar 26, 2026Illinois Tool Works, INC$41KHeat Treat Hardness TesterMateriality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
- Jan 20, 2026HALLIDAY TECHNOLOGIES INC$115KRT3 Friction Measurement SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 30, 2025ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC$515K100KN Universal Testing MachineMateriality: <0.01% of $ITW revenue (Low) SEC
- Dec 30, 2025TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.$78KReal Time X-Ray System UpgradeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 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.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 1 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.