NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE EVALUATION, REPAIR, AND CALIBRATION OF ACTUATOR AND TRIM FIELD TEST SET (SFIM TESTER)
Coast Guard · ATC MOBILE(00048)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 61300PR260000414 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 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 IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The U.S. Coast Guard intends to award a sole-source purchase order using the procedures at FAR 12.102(a), as it has been deemed that only one source is available to meet this specific requirement due to the contractor being the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and retains exclusive proprietary rights to the technical data, diagnostic software algorithms, factory-authorized calibration procedures, and specialized tooling required to perform and certify the required services. These propri… (show all)
etary resources are necessary to diagnose faults, resolve system errors, and verify instrument accuracy in accordance with OEM standards. The Government is not aware of any other commercial source with the required access, authorization, and capability to satisfy this requirement. Therefore, Safran Electronics & Defense Avionics is the only source currently available to meet the Government�s needs. This purchase order is intended to be awarded to Safran Electronics & Defense Avionics, USA LLC for the calibration services of 01 SFIM Tester (Actuator and Trim Field Test Set), Part Number (P/N): 418-65037-004. The requirements document in the form of a Statement of Work is attached to this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. Any party who believes they can perform this requirement should submit a capability statement for consideration by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract 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. The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. A party may identify their interest and submit a capability statement by August 31st, 2026, at 1000 CST. Responses, including questions about this notice, shall be sent via email to Cody Scott at SMB-FORCECOM-048@uscg.mil.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Coast Guard), same product/service code (PSC) J066.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $7K to $48K, median $9K; range $4K to $163K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESTVONICS INC · $TDG · $6.6B | 2 | $14K | Aug 21, 2026 |
| SIMTECH, INC | 1 | $163K | Jul 14, 2026 |
| HOWELL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | 1 | $8K | Jul 7, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $TDG reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $9K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 21, 2026TESTVONICS INC$4KEvaluation and Calibration of the Air Data Test Set (ADTS) Calibrator (ADC-2500V3)Materiality: <0.01% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 14, 2026SIMTECH, INC$163KRepair of ECU Control UnitNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2026HOWELL INSTRUMENTS, INC.$8KPerformance Analyzer, PAC7 II and Accessory Kit CalibrationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 8, 2025Testvonics Inc$10KPurchase of Evaluation and Calibration of the Air Data Test Set (ADTS) Calibrator (ADC-2500V3)Materiality: <0.01% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 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
- 433 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.