Intent to Solicit from a Single Source, Decade Resistance Box, Misawa Air Base, Japan
Air Force and Space Force · FA5205 35 CONS PK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA520526QB125 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 3, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Aug 4, 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 35th Contracting Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan intends to issue a single-source procurement action to IET Labs, Inc., CAGE 62015, under the authority of RFO 12.102(a) to purchase Decade Resistance Box P/N HARS-LX-9-0.001. Interested concerns that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for the Government may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determi… (show all)
ne whether competitive procedures may be used for future procurements. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via Email to POCs listed below, no later than 11 Aug 26 at 12:00 (Japan Time). If no affirmative written responses are received by above due date/time, award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. 35 CONS Point of Contact: Katie Kershaw, Buyer, email: katie.kershaw@us.af.mil. and Michiko Yoshizawa, Contracting Officer, email: michiko.yoshizawa.jp@us.af.mil.
Who won similar work
55 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6625.
Single-winner award sizes (55): middle half $52K to $567K, median $140K; range $15K to $22.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESTFORCE USA, INC. | 4 | $394K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. | 2 | $347K | Jun 30, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 2 | $52K | Aug 18, 2025 |
| FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP | 1 | $22.6M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. | 1 | $20.2M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| GIGACOM INC | 1 | $5.0M | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Clarke Hess Communication Research Corp | 1 | $4.8M | Jun 12, 2025 |
| IET LABS INC | 1 | $4.6M | Jun 26, 2026 |
| TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC. | 1 | $3.2M | May 8, 2025 |
| HAMAR LASER INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $2.6M | Aug 25, 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.
- Oct 7, 2026INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION$46KFluke TestersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 5, 2026Aantilia LLC$101KF-35 CCPS ITA Connectors PRI 32665 (Mating Connectors for Power Supply)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2026TOPTICA PHOTONICS INC$101KContinuously Tunable Laser SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2026TESTFORCE USA, INC.$140KCommunication Service Monitor for the VIAVI CX200No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2026ECTRON CORP$1.4MPrecision Thermocouple Calibrator-SimulatorNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 30, 2026GUILDLINE INSTRUMENTS LTD$25KDC Current Shunt (Bench)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 28, 2026PDMA CORPORATION$26KET PdMAEye Electric Motor TestingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 26, 2026IET LABS INC$4.6MResistance Transfer StandardNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 26, 2026IDSC HOLDINGS LLC$926KTorque Calibration System Upgrade 250-2000 lbf-ftNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 26, 2026TOVEY ENGINEERING, INC$882KAFPSL Load Cell ExchangeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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.