Intent to sole Source- Deployment Ropes
Air Force and Space Force · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA487726QA195 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 21, 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 to Arc Edge Solutions LLC, for Deployment Ropes. This is not a solicitation, and quotes are not being accepted at the moment. 48th RQS is requesting the procurement of a Deployment Ropes . The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Government intends to solicit to procure the below listed item. The Government does not possess or cannot provide the data necessary to manufacture the item: Adaptive Rope Kit with ARTAC Rope All responsible sources may identify their interest and provide capability statements in res… (show all)
ponse to this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses received within 3 calander days after date of publication of this sources sought notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Approval of a source is required. 355 CONS will not delay award while Source Approval is pending. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. This notice serves as the synopsis and notice of intent to sole-source. The Government does not possess the necessary information to manufacture the equipment/items solicited hereunder from any source other than the OEM. See below for item specifics: CLIN 0001 - Adaptive Rope Kit with ARTAC Rope
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same industry group (NAICS 3149).
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $42K to $310K, median $67K; range $24K to $6.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC | 3 | $6.6M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| MAYZLE INC | 1 | $540K | Sep 15, 2026 |
| CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES RESOURCES, INC. | 1 | $310K | Sep 26, 2025 |
| FIBROTEX USA INC | 1 | $94K | Oct 21, 2024 |
| BAHFED CORP | 1 | $67K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| APEXX SALES INC. | 1 | $55K | Jul 31, 2025 |
| USA GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING LLC | 1 | $24K | Apr 23, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 15, 2026MAYZLE INC$540KAward Notice - Barebase Deployment Kit - 48RQSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 2, 2026BAHFED CORP$67KMountaineering EquipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 26, 2026BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$42KAward Notice: Butler Parachute HarnessesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 26, 2025CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES RESOURCES, INC.$310KCE Shelter SytemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 31, 2025APEXX SALES INC.$55KAWARD NOTICE - Mountaineering Equipment - Fairchild AFB, WANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 1, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$39KButler Parachute HarnessesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 23, 2025USA GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING LLC$24KShade System Fabric TARPNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 19, 2025BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS, INC$6.5MBA-X B-52 Low Profile ParachutesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 21, 2024FIBROTEX USA INC$94KCamouflage Netting & Poncho KitsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.