Notice of Intent to Sole Source - 145th AW - Marvel Aero International, Inc. - ABMS-10X
Army · W7NS USPFO ACTIVITY NCANG 145
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W50S8726Q5006 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 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 145th Airlift Wing Contracting office intends to award a sole source to Marvel Aero International for the purchase of an automated aircraft battery management system. Pursuant to the Air Force Technical Order, the ABMS-10X system is the only authorized remote control and battery management software suite qualified for the automated tracking, deep-discharging, and cell thermal runaway protection of aircraft batteries on Christie charger/analyzers. The ABMS-10X system relies entirely on proprietary software, custom-engineered internal AB3K-M interface boards (NSN 5998-01-665-7822), and wirin… (show all)
g harnesses owned and manufactured exclusively by Marvel Aero International, Inc. As such competing this requirement on the open market is not reasonable. There will be no written solicitation issued. This procurement is being made pursuant to FAR 6.103-1(b), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All qualified sources must respond no later than the date and time specified under General Information within this special notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses should be emailed Attention MSgt Sarah Marshall at sarah.marshall.6@us.af.mil, AND Capt. Scott Thomas at scott.thomas.53@us.af.mil. No telephone or fax inquiries will be accepted.
Who won similar work
60 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army), same NAICS 335999.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWELL ELECTRONICS, INC. | 4 | $144K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 3 | $514K | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Aantilia LLC | 3 | $475K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| K5 DEFENSE LLC | 2 | $436K | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Kijero, LLC | 2 | $159K | Aug 20, 2026 |
| PRYMOL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INC | 2 | $118K | May 6, 2025 |
| WESTEX GROUP, INC | 2 | $98K | Sep 9, 2025 |
| ECHELON DISTRIBUTION LLC | 1 | $2.4M | May 29, 2025 |
| PD POWER SYSTEMS, LLC | 1 | $2.2M | Sep 21, 2026 |
| GVN GROUP, CORP. | 1 | $2.0M | Aug 26, 2026 |
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.
- Sep 30, 2026Aantilia LLC$446KRFQ: Purchase of Uninterruptible Power Supply for PRARNG Facilities
- Sep 29, 2026ControlsAutomationUSA LLC$135KPLC & HMI Upgrade and Install
- Sep 21, 2026PD POWER SYSTEMS, LLC$2.2MBPA for PREPARE-TO-DEPLOY ORDERS (PTDO) BILL OF MATERIALS (BOM) for the 249th EN BAT
- Aug 26, 2026GVN GROUP, CORP.$2.0MUltrasonic Cleaner
- Aug 25, 2026APONTE POWER SERVICES LLC$45KDWA Motor Control Centers
- Aug 20, 2026Kijero, LLC$99KA Co Supply Buy
- Jul 23, 2026K5 DEFENSE LLC$385KSalinity Intrusion General Physical Model Study Supplies
- Jul 22, 2026VPRIME TECH INC$145KLTI Power Systems brand name Battery Chargers and Inverter
- Jun 24, 2026AMERICAN WORDATA, INC$52KCOMM Uninterrupted Power Supply Purchase
- Jun 4, 2026EATON CORPORATION$51KDetroit Eaton/Cutler Hammer Circuit Breaker Refurbishment
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 Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard 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.
- 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.