NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Air Force and Space Force · FA3016 502 CONS CL
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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 21, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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 502 Contracting Squadron, US Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) formally announces the intent to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract on a sole-source basis to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). The purpose of this contract is to procure the Periop 101: A Core Curriculum OR Course, which is required for the training of Air Force Perioperative Nursing (AFPON) course students. This commercial purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures as authorized by RFO 12.201-1. The Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract acti… (show all)
on deem only one source reasonably available to fulfill this government requirement. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their ability to provide the exact curriculum and certification training listed above. Deadline for Capability Statements: 5 August 2026, 4:00 PM EST. Anticipated Award Date:15 August 2026 A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement 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 in the future.
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 Training
- Sep 9, 2026KWAAN TECH, LLC$30.0ME-3 CAT/CWD
- Jan 15, 2026MilTrain JV II LLC$84.6MMQ9 CAT/CWD and ISR Training Support Consolidation
- Jul 25, 2025Lightning Protection University, Inc.$31KNOCA - Conduct AMMO 50� Course and Certification Training
- Jun 26, 2025AVIX-BGI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV LLC$65.9MEA-37B/ EC-130H/ A-10C Contract Aircrew Training and Courseware Development (CAT/CWD)
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.