Notice of Intent to Award Single Source - Safeboat Vessel
Air Force and Space Force · FA5422 406 AEW CONS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA5422-26-Q-0001 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 22, 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
The 449th Air Expeditionary Group intends to make an award to SAFE Boats International, CAGE: 1RSZ1, due to only one source being capable of providing the SafeBoat small craft that meets all the necessary performance specifications and operational requirements. This purchase is in support of the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with a single source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists fo… (show all)
r the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. Requests for documentation, additional information, or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a single source procurement. Capability statements are due on 07/25/2026 by 4:00 PM East African Time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to kevin.pillow@us.af.mil. Capability statements and supporting documentation provided after the due date listed above will not be reviewed. Please see attached Single Source Justification for further information.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 336612.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRON HORSE LOGISTICS Durango CO 81301 USA | 1 | $50.0M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| BLANE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | 1 | $50.0M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| QUANTICO TACTICAL INCORPORATED | 1 | $50.0M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| VICTORY PROCUREMENT SERVICES LLC | 1 | $50.0M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| LIGHT AS AIR BOATS LLC | 1 | $50.0M | Jun 12, 2026 |
| FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC | 1 | $86K | Apr 21, 2025 |
| AIR CRUISERS COMPANY | 1 | $33K | Jan 10, 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.
- Jun 12, 2026LIGHT AS AIR BOATS LLC$50.0MWatercraft Targets MATOC(s)
- Jun 12, 2026BLANE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.$50.0MWatercraft Targets MATOC(s)
- Jun 12, 2026IRON HORSE LOGISTICS Durango CO 81301 USA$50.0MWatercraft Targets MATOC(s)
- Jun 12, 2026QUANTICO TACTICAL INCORPORATED$50.0MWatercraft Targets MATOC(s)
- Jun 12, 2026VICTORY PROCUREMENT SERVICES LLC$50.0MWatercraft Targets MATOC(s)
- Apr 21, 2025FEDERAL CONTRACTS LLC$86KNAF - Pontoon Boats and Trailers
- Jan 10, 2025AIR CRUISERS COMPANY$33KStandard Component Maintenance Manual (SCMM) service repack inspection, maintenance, and repair of 9-person (AC-9) evacuation life rafts
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.
- 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.