Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - USAFSAM/OE Alpha Beta Gas Counter
Air Force and Space Force · FA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL PZLE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0052 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 11, 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
This requirement is for an Alpha Beta Gas Counter model G5020/100T at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334519 � Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division (RMZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Gamma Products, Inc. In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Gamma Products, Inc is t… (show all)
he only vendor capable of providing a new model G5020/100T Alpha Beta Gas Counter that meets all requirements of the Minimum Requirements Document (MRD). Please see attachment to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 11 September 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Christof Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil no later than Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 12:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads �Notice of Intent to Award SS � Alpha Beta Gas Counter�. 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, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments. Attachment(s): Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 6665.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $65K to $198K, median $134K; range $34K to $3.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFEWARE INC | 3 | $319K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| DRONESHIELD LLC · $DRSHF | 2 | $340K | Mar 23, 2026 |
| DETECT INC | 1 | $3.1M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| HOPEWELL DESIGNS, INC. | 1 | $645K | Jan 23, 2025 |
| VCLOUD GOV INC. | 1 | $97K | May 20, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 1 | $62K | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Peractos LLC | 1 | $34K | Jun 5, 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 1, 2026FSR CONSULTING LLC$62KHandheld Explosive Trace Detectors
- Sep 29, 2026SAFEWARE INC$72K6 SWS/S5, Cape Cod, FIDO X4 ETDs
- Jul 23, 2026SAFEWARE INC$207KUSAFA Emergency Management Equipment
- Mar 23, 2026DRONESHIELD LLC$170KDrone Jammer
- Mar 23, 2026DRONESHIELD LLC$170KDrone Jammer
- Sep 29, 2025DETECT INC$3.1MPurchase and Lease of Bird, Drone, and Maritime Surveillance Systems
- Sep 17, 2025SAFEWARE INC$40KAWARD NOTICE: Purchase and Deliver Brand Name Radiological Detection Equipment (FE Warren AFB, WY)
- Jun 5, 2025Peractos LLC$34KExplosive Detection Equipment
- May 20, 2025VCLOUD GOV INC.$97KSEEKER Pro
- Jan 23, 2025HOPEWELL DESIGNS, INC.$645KRADIAC Linear Positioning Systems
Competitive landscape
For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (2 filings)
- 1 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.
- 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.