Special NoticePosted Jul 23, 2026·Responses due Aug 8, 2026

INTENT TO SINGLE SOURCE_GENTEX SF2-C kits (Flying PPE)-Laser Eye Protection

Air Force and Space Force · FA5205 35 CONS PK

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
339115
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA520526QB122
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
6540
Place
Misawa AB, JPN
Contact
Loraine Ermel (loraine.ermel@us.af.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation FA520526QB122 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 23, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 17, 2026 to Jan 18, 2027, middle of the range Oct 29, 2026.
Measured from 253 past early notices at Dept of the Air Force that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 23, 2026).

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

The 35th Contracting Office at Misawa Air Base, Japan intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of RFO 12.102, simplified Procedures (41 U.S.C. 1901). The associated NAICS code for this is 339115. The sole-source contract will be awarded to: Gentex Corporation (hereby the proposed vendor): 324 MAIN ST SIMPSON, PA 18407 USA CAGE Code: 97427 Description of Requirement: This project is for procurement of the below listed items: P/N Nomenclature Qty 14046-1 SF2-C Spectacle Kit, Small 10 14046-2 SF2-C Spectacle Kit, Medium 20 14046-3 SF2-C Spectacle Kit, Large 20 14611-1 SF2-C Rep… (show all)

air Kit 2 14584-1 Rx Outsert Kit, Small 5 14584-2 Rx Outsert Kit, Medium 10 14584-3 Rx Outsert Kit, Large 10 14610-1 Rx Repair Kit 2 IAW Fitting, Inspection, Repair, and Disposal Laser Eye Protection (LEP) F-35 Lightning II Clydesdale SF2-C (Version 1.0) Dated 31 October 2018 purchases will be made directly to GENTEX Corp: 1.6 The Clydesdale SF2-C LEP spectacle is a one-time procurement for the U.S. Services and is a Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). A new universal Part Numbers have been created by the Original Equipment Manufacturer for future procurement by the U.S. Services, Partners and FMS customers (see Table 15) Partners and FMS that desire the Clydesdale SF2-C LEP spectacles can procure them directly from the OEM email address provided in paragraph 8.1. 8.1 Orders can be place by contacting ORDERS@gentexcorp.com. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement due to the pre-established ordering procedures listed above. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. Interested parties may identify their interests to this notice by showing clear and convincing evidence that they can provide all the needed assets, meet the security recquirements and competition would be advantageous to the Government. Send responses to this notice via e-mail to TSgt Loraine Ermel, Contracting Specialist at loraine.ermel@us.af.mil and 1st Lt Kade Forrester, Contracting officer at kade.forrester.1@us.af.mil, no later than 10:00 AM (Japan Standard Time) on 8 August 2026. NO TELEPHONE CALLS OR FACSIMILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE OR WITHOUT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. THIS IS NOT SOLICITATION. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS OFFER AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION REQUESTED NOR WILL IT COMPENSATE ANY RESPONDENT FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN DEVELOPING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNMENT.

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 3391).

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC1$632KApr 21, 2026
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.1$392KApr 3, 2025
MEDICAL GRAPHICS CORPORATION1$225KAug 6, 2025
THE WINVALE GROUP, LLC1$213KJul 14, 2025
BUFFALO SUPPLY INC.1$175KSep 26, 2025
ANATOMICAL WORLDWIDE, LLC1$82KJul 17, 2026
AMERICAN 3B SCIENTIFIC, L.P.1$61KSep 22, 2026
LOMBART BROTHERS, INC1$55KAug 20, 2026
SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA1$33KDec 2, 2024
STRYKER SALES, LLC1$21KJun 27, 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.

Latest awards

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
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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
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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.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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.