Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Bauer Inc
Air Force and Space Force · FA4621 22 CONS PK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation F2Z2956189AW03 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 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
The 22nd Contracting Squadron - McConnell AFB, KS, 67221 on behalf of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing intents to award a firm fixed price contract under RFO Part 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Bauer, INC. Please see attached Sole Source Justification for further specifications of the requirement. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Philips Corporation, based at 175 Centurd Dr, Bristol, CT, 06010. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334515 and the size standard… (show all)
is 750 employees. Base Notice: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available for this requirement. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the 22nd Contracting Squadron via email ONLY to artasia.howard@us.af.mil and jacob.sandy@us.af.mil no later than 03 September 2026 by 8:00 AM CT. The U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party. All cability statements and other documents provided to the governement will be considered.
Who won similar work
58 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334515.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESTFORCE USA, INC. | 4 | $394K | Sep 16, 2026 |
| CORELIS, INC. | 3 | $5.6M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $KEYS | 2 | $12.8M | Mar 26, 2026 |
| VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. | 2 | $347K | Jun 30, 2025 |
| FSR CONSULTING LLC | 2 | $52K | Aug 18, 2025 |
| TERADYNE, INC. · $TER | 1 | $139.9M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) Downers Grove IL 60515 USA | 1 | $65.3M | Jul 15, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN Warner Robins GA 31088 USA | 1 | $41.2M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| FLUKE ELECTRONICS CORP | 1 | $22.6M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. | 1 | $20.2M | Jun 17, 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 7, 2026INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION$46KFluke Testers
- Oct 5, 2026Aantilia LLC$101KF-35 CCPS ITA Connectors PRI 32665 (Mating Connectors for Power Supply)
- Sep 16, 2026TESTFORCE USA, INC.$140KCommunication Service Monitor for the VIAVI CX200
- Sep 11, 2026GLOBAL TEST SUPPLY LLC$105KA26-079 Acoustic Digital Camera
- Aug 25, 2026KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC$91KAWARD NOTICE: VDATS F-35 NAI API
- Aug 3, 2026CORELIS, INC.$21KVDATS MESS-004 (ScanExpress Runner)
- Jul 30, 2026GUILDLINE INSTRUMENTS LTD$25KDC Current Shunt (Bench)
- Jul 28, 2026PDMA CORPORATION$26KET PdMAEye Electric Motor Testing
- Jun 26, 2026IET LABS INC$4.6MResistance Transfer Standard
- Jun 17, 2026Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.$20.2MVDATS Support Equipment Rohde & Schwarz
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.
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 9 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.