Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Air Force and Space Force · FA8051 772 ESS PKD
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Jul 24, 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 notice serves to announce the intent of the 772nd Contracting Squadron to award a sole source non-personal service contract for Mobile Airfield Rescue Kit System Training Program (Mark-1) at Holloman Air Force Base, NM and Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany. The training will include two-week training sessions at each location to include MARK-1 Operator Orientation & Advanced Driver's Training and MARK-1 Operator Orientation & Expeditionary Field Repair. The proposed contract action is for a service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the aut… (show all)
hority of FAR 12.102(a), as it has been deemed that only one source is available to meet this specific requirement. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to Beecher Emission Solution Technologies LLC DBA Ward Diesel Filter Systems (1250 Schweizer Rd Horseheads, New York 14845, United States). The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 611519 (Other Technical and Trade Schools) and the size standard is $21M. The acquisition will be awarded as a commercial service using Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services under the authority of FAR part 12. The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price contract as a result of soliciting with only one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. All information received by the date specified herein will be considered by the Government. Interested parties may identify their interests and may submit a quote and/or capability statement by 5:00 PM CST, 04 August 2026. Capability statements and quotes shall be sent via email to noah.shoemaker@us.af.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions concerning this notice can be addressed to the attention of Noah Shoemaker by email at noah.shoemaker@us.af.mil.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) U009.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $35K to $65.9M, median $30.0M; range $31K to $84.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MilTrain JV II LLC | 1 | $84.6M | Jan 15, 2026 |
| AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC | 1 | $65.9M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| KWAAN TECH, LLC | 1 | $30.0M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| CELINA TENT INC | 1 | $35K | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Lightning Protection University, Inc. | 1 | $31K | Jul 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.
- Sep 28, 2026CELINA TENT INC$35KNotice of Award - Celina Tents LAMS V TrainingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2026KWAAN TECH, LLC$30.0ME-3 CAT/CWDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 15, 2026MilTrain JV II LLC$84.6MMQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support ConsolidationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 25, 2025Lightning Protection University, Inc.$31KNOCA - Conduct AMMO 50� Course and Certification TrainingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 26, 2025AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC$65.9MEA-37B/ EC-130H/ A-10C Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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.