Intent to Award Sole/Single Source: Centrifuge and Research Altitude Chambers (C/RAC) Operations
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-2026-0044 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 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 to support daily operations of the centrifuge and research altitude chambers (C/RAC) to perform high-G acceleration and high-altitude testing on the physiological measurement systems in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW/RHB) NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 541330 � Engineering Services. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RMZB), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source contract as authorized by RFO 6.103-1(c)(2) to KBR Wyle Services, LLC. In order to comply with RFO … (show all)
5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: KBR Wyle Services, LLC is the only contractor with the demonstrated capability to meet the government's requirements without unacceptable risk or delay. 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 Performance Work Statement (PWS), 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. Jason B. Sav at jason.sav@us.af.mil no later than Thursday 10 September 2026 at 5:00pm 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 Sole Source � Centrifuge and Research Altitude Chambers (C/RAC) Operations�. 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): Performance Work Statement (PWS): The PWS is CUI. For a copy please request from the Point of Contact of this notice. Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Who won similar work
56 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 541330.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 5 | $362.3M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION | 5 | $1.1M | Jul 1, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT | 3 | $37.6M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC. | 2 | $1.2B | Sep 21, 2026 |
| BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | 2 | $102.1M | Feb 25, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 2 | $48.5M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| PCI AVIATION LLC | 2 | $14.3M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 1 | $4.0B | Jun 3, 2025 |
| LEIDOS, INC. | 1 | $475.0M | May 29, 2026 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC | 1 | $81.5M | 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 6, 2026HMH, LLC$356KRunway Pavement Geotechnical Investigation & Material Failure Analyis
- Sep 28, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$22.3MF-35 Radar Sustainment Support Follow-On
- Sep 25, 2026SBCC-RS&H JOINT VENTURE, LLC$594KMAHG181094CR Repair Runway Charrette, Keesler AFB, MS
- Sep 21, 2026BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$6.3MAward Notice: F-15 Specialized Engineering and Technical Services/Avionics Systems Supportability Analysis Program
- Sep 18, 2026PAVEMENT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.$1.3MPavement Condition Inspection Studies FY26
- Sep 18, 2026RTX CORPORATION$19.3MContractor Engineering and Technical Services (CETS) F100
- Sep 16, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$3.6MDistributed Ground Station United Kingdom (DGS-UK) Program
- Sep 2, 2026GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED, INC$300KAEWS Tower Surveys
- Sep 2, 2026EDL CONSTRUCTION INC$176K442/509 Sunshade Lighting and Inspection Services
- Aug 26, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$32.6MContractor Engineering and Technical Services (CETS)
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.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (22 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $759K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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.
- 8 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.