FY26 CES/CEF Firefighting Breathable Air Compressor | Intent to Sole Source Notice
Air Force and Space Force · FA3300 42 CONS CC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation F2X3CE6216A001 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 31, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Sep 2, 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
The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL hereby gives NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE to Sunbelt Fire, INC., 8050 McGowin Drive, Fairhope, AL 36532, to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, engineering support, and technical expertise required to safely and fully provide and install a Bauer Air Compressor Workstation. The Primary North American industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 333912 � Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing. Brief Description of Requirement: To replace and upgrade Gunter fire stations� Maco SCBA air compressor (22 years old). Upgrading to … (show all)
a Bauer Workstation is a critical investment in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and operational readiness of a fire department. The primary function of the Bauer Workstation is to safely fill SCBAs with high-quality, breathable air, ensuring that firefighters have a reliable and clean air supply during dangerous operations. SCBAs are critical for protecting firefighters from inhaling toxic fumes, smoke, and harmful chemicals encountered in a fire. An outdated or unreliable air supply system can compromise the health and safety of personnel by causing delays in air refilling, contamination, or failure to meet the required air pressure levels, which could lead to life-threatening situations. Must be able to supply a Bauer SCBA Air Compressor in accordance with (IAW) the specifications laid out in the attached Statement of Requirements (SOR). If interested, please respond to this notice following the attached instructions.
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) 4210.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $16K to $106K, median $83K; range $13K to $107K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUGUST INDUSTRIES LLC | 2 | $213K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| GPT Services LLC | 1 | $83K | Jul 10, 2025 |
| ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $16K | Aug 28, 2025 |
| RED LINE EMERGENCY SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $13K | Jun 16, 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.
- Sep 28, 2026AUGUST INDUSTRIES LLC$106KAir Pack CompressorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026AUGUST INDUSTRIES LLC$107KAir Pack CompressorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2025ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$16KMFT 25-103 Ultra High Pressure Water PumpNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 10, 2025GPT Services LLC$83KBrush Truck Conversion to Type 6 Wildland Firefighting EngineNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 16, 2025RED LINE EMERGENCY SERVICES, LLC$13KRESOLICITATION: Lion BullsEye Digital Fire Extinguisher Training System (Brand Name or Equal) - Travis AFB, CANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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.