Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source: 80 FTW Bead Blast Dryer
Air Force and Space Force · FA3020 82 CONS LGC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 26SB014 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 19, 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 82d Contracting Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order for desiccant dryer system, delivery, installation at Sheppard AFB, TX to Kaeser Compressors, Inc. 1625 Crescent Circle; Ste. 215 Carrollton, TX 75006. The anticipated award date is on or around 28 August 2026. The statutory authority which permits other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 41 United States Code (USC) 1901, as implemented by RFO 12.201-1. This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification. It is the Government's intent to proceed … (show all)
with this sole-source action. The applicable NAICS code is 333415. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1250 employees. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A solicitation package will NOT be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future is in the best interest of the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses and questions shall be received via email by jamie.long.7@us.af.mil and carri.dulaney@us.af.mil NLT 5 days from posting date.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 4440.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $33K to $271K, median $42K; range $24K to $500K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALL AEROPOWER CORPORATION | 1 | $500K | Jan 29, 2025 |
| MJL ENTERPRISES, LLC | 1 | $42K | Sep 1, 2025 |
| YAM TECH LLC | 1 | $24K | Aug 27, 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.
- Aug 27, 2026YAM TECH LLC$24KDeliquescent Dryer Single TowerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 1, 2025MJL ENTERPRISES, LLC$42KUrgent procurement of Two (2) Each Dehumidifier, Kawakami, Hiroshima JapanNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 29, 2025PALL AEROPOWER CORPORATION$500KREPAIR SERVICES COMPRESSOR DEHYDRATNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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 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.