Notice of Intent to Sole Souce - AFRAT - RS -700
Air Force and Space Force · FA8601 AFLCMC PZIO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8601RS700 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 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
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBA, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a sole source contract for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the acquisition of the AFRAT - RS-700 for the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT) located at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of RFO 12.102(a) (Commercial Products and Services), �Contracting officers may solicit from only one source if the contracting officer determines th… (show all)
at the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available�, resulting in a firm fixed price contract. The Contracting Officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available: Radiation Solutions Inc. This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. business size standard is 600 employees. The proposed source is Radiation Solutions Inc., 875 Whittle Rd, Mississauga, ON, Canada, L4Z 2H4 This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received within five (5) business days of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to comply with RFO 12.102(a), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: The proposed vendor, Radiation Solutions Inc., is the only known source able to satisfy the Government's requirements. The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for contracts issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM at 866-606-8220. SAM website: www.SAM.gov. The contact for this acquisition is Linh Jameson and Claire Hess. Any information should be e-mailed to linh.jameson@us.af.mil and claire.hess@us.af.mil no later than 12:00 pm Local (Wright-Patterson AFB) Time, Tuesday, 25 August 2026. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads �AFRAT - RS-700.� Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments. Attachments: Statement of Work (SOW) Redacted Sole Source Justification
Who won similar work
44 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334519.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 3 | $6.1M | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Illinois Tool Works, INC · $ITW | 3 | $784K | Mar 26, 2026 |
| NEWCO INC | 3 | $389K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| SAFEWARE INC | 3 | $319K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Heidelberg Resources, LLC | 1 | $5.4M | Sep 22, 2025 |
| TITOMIC USA INC | 1 | $5.0M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| CUBRC, INC. | 1 | $3.0M | Jan 13, 2026 |
| HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $1.9M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| DIT-MCO International LLC | 1 | $492K | Feb 4, 2025 |
| MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 1 | $437K | Mar 31, 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.
- Oct 1, 2026FSR CONSULTING LLC$62KHandheld Explosive Trace Detectors
- Sep 29, 2026SAFEWARE INC$72K6 SWS/S5, Cape Cod, FIDO X4 ETDs
- Sep 23, 2026NEWCO INC$147KMagnetic Wet Bench System (Supply Only)
- Sep 23, 2026TITOMIC USA INC$5.0MNext Gen High Pressure Cold Spray System
- Sep 21, 2026GXC inc.$25KPKA-2nd Weapons Detection System-6 SFS
- Sep 14, 2026UNITED WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$283KUniWest Support BPA
- Aug 19, 2026CHANT ENGINEERING CO INC$58KChant Equipment Calibrations
- Jul 23, 2026SAFEWARE INC$207KUSAFA Emergency Management Equipment
- Jul 15, 2026HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$1.9MCabin Pressure Testers
- Jun 23, 2026HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE, LLC$237KSmall CMM Replacement of OC 16660
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.
- 1 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.