Notice of Intent to Sole Source � 99 CP Unify Upgrade
Air Force and Space Force · FA4861 99 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
This notice has no solicitation number, so earlier and later notices cannot be tied to it.
- Aug 10, 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
Notice of Intent to Sole Source � 99 CP Unify Upgrade The 99th Contracting Squadron intends to award a firm-fixed price, sole source purchase order to MCS OF TAMPA, INC. under the authority of RFO 6.103-1(b), due to only one source being capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. This acquisition is Total Small Business Set Aside under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 811210, Small Business Size Standard: $34,000,000.00 USD The requirement is for the purchase of u… (show all)
pgraded equipment to the C2 system installed by the Unify maintenance team along with the applicable warranties, support plans and licensing. This requirement is anticipated to be awarded 17 August 2026 by 10:00 AM Pacific Time. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or 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 sole source procurement. Capability statements are due no later than 14 August 2026 by 10:00 AM Pacific Time. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 10 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: Sedrina.welches@us.af.mil
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCS OF TAMPA, INC. | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 4, 2026 |
| SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP. | 1 | $37K | Sep 23, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. · $GD | 1 | $28K | Sep 18, 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.
- Sep 23, 2026SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.$37KNotice of Award - Brand Name Cisco Network Switches
- Aug 4, 2026MCS OF TAMPA, INC.$1.2MCommand Post Communication System/Comm Suite Update
- Sep 18, 2025GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$28KvIPER PTT handsets and PSTN Devices
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $399K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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.
- 8 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.