Notice of Intent HPU.docx

This is a Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source for a Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) to support C-130J aircraft maintenance training. The 377th Mission Support Group Contracting Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, intends to award a sole source purchase order to Industrial Power Systems, Inc. (CAGE code 4RNF4), located in Albany, Oregon. The HPU is critical equipment specifically designed for maintenance training on the C-130J's Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) pod trainers, providing a safe and realistic training environment to ensure maintainer proficiency and mission readiness. The Air Force has previously procured five HPU units for various operational and training units, with the most recent contract awarded in 2022. This procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b).

The anticipated award date is June 3, 2026. Although this is not a competitive solicitation, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit written information describing their capability to provide the product or services by the closing date of June 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time. The government reserves the sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received. A Sole Source Justification Letter will be posted with the Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source in accordance with FAR 6.305(a). For additional information, interested parties may contact SrA Christopher Jones at (505) 846-5316 or Christopher.jones.282@us.af.mil, or Ieshia Spears at (505) 853-2551 or ieshia.spears.1@us.af.mil.