Brand Name Notice of Intent 36 CS Ditch Witch
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 3895 Miscellaneous Construction Equipment
- Place of performance
- Guam 96929, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 36th Contracting Office at Andersen AFB, Guam has issued a Special Notice announcing their intent to award a brand-name contract to Ditch Witch for specialized trenching equipment attachments. The Department of the Air Force procurement is set aside for small businesses and seeks to purchase a Ditch Witch Backhoe, Centerline Trencher, and Backfill Blade that are required to connect with existing Ditch Witch RT120 equipment. The agency has determined through market research that only Ditch Witch manufactures attachments that can properly integrate with their current equipment without modification. This procurement falls under NAICS code 333120 for Construction Machinery Manufacturing and is valued as a firm-fixed price contract. The Special Notice was posted on July 22, 2025, and is not a request for competitive offers.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide advance notification of the intended sole-source award while allowing other vendors the opportunity to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government. Interested parties have until August 6, 2025, to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations to A1C Keegan Tunnicliff and TSgt Samuel Gordon via email. Any responses must include clear and convincing evidence that competitive procurement would benefit the government, as the agency intends to proceed with the brand-name solicitation under FAR 6.302-1 authority if no viable alternatives are presented. The procurement is set aside for small businesses, and the justification document identifies several potential small business resellers including Earle Kinlaw & Associates, BHPE LLC, and Newbegin Enterprises. The equipment is needed by the 36th Communications Squadron for training and mission readiness purposes, with the agency noting they do not anticipate future requirements for similar trenching equipment.
Notice text
The 36th Contracting Office, Andersen AFB Guam, intends to award a brand-name, Firm-Fixed Price contract to the brand Ditch Witch for a Ditch Witch Backhoe, Centerline Trencher and Backfill Blade. These attachments are propriertary and only Ditch Witch can connect with the existing Ditch Witch Equipment. Market reseach has shown that nothing else in the open market is able to emulate the products offered by the brand Ditch Witch.
NAICS: 333120
PSC: 3895
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered. Any response to this notice must show clear convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantagous to the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, prosposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. If an affirmative written response is received, the award will be made without further notice. This Notice of Intent is being posted on 23 July 2025 by 11:00 AM Chamorro Standard Time (CHST) to the 36th Contracting Squadron, Andersen AFB and shall be submitted to A1C Keegan Tunnicliff, email at keegan.tunnicliff@us.af.mil and to TSgt Samuel Gordon, email at samuel.gordon@us.af.mil. If no offers, comments, or objections are received by the above date, a brand-name solicitation will be issued under the brand Ditch Witch under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Brand Name JA - Ditch Witch Trencher Attachments.pdf |
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