Intent to Award Sole Source - SAP Destruction BPA
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IASS-AFRL-PZLEQ-2025-0022
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Sipi Metal Corporation for Special Access Program (SAP) destruction services. This requirement involves the secure transportation and destruction of sensitive SAP materials, including IT components, at an off-site facility using a two-person integrity system approved by the Department of the Air Force's Special Programs Oversight and Information Protection. The solicitation falls under NAICS code 331410 for Nonferrous Metal Smelting and Refining and is valued at not-to-exceed $749,000 over a 60-month period. AFRL has determined that Sipi Metal Corporation is the only approved SAP destruction facility capable of providing the specialized all-in-one destruction services required. The notice emphasizes that this is not a competitive procurement but rather a sole source award justified under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide transparency regarding the government's intent to award without competition while allowing other potential vendors to submit capability statements that could lead to a competitive procurement decision. Interested parties must submit their capability statements, quotations, or exceptions to the sole source determination by July 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time via email to the designated contracting officer. To be considered, vendors must demonstrate they meet all requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement, including the ability to perform destruction services within a 400-mile radius of Wright-Patterson AFB, complete destruction on the same day as transport, and maintain compliance with NSA/CSS and NIST 800-88 standards. The contractor must be an authorized SAF/AAZ vendor capable of handling classified materials under strict security protocols. All email submissions must include the specific subject line "Notice of Intent SS - SAP Destruction BPA" and only certain file formats are acceptable due to security restrictions at Wright-Patterson AFB.
Notice text
The Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) requires Special Access Program (SAP) destruction by an authorized SAF/AAZ vendor. This requires the transportation of (SAP) materials to an off-site destruction facility under a two-person integrity system that has been approved by the Department of the Air Force's Special Programs Oversight and Information Protection. This is a new, multi-service requirement that will be fulfilled by various Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) institutions located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, on an as-needed basis after contract award.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 331410 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/PZLEQ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) to Sipi Metal Corporation.
In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Sipi Metal Corps. is an approved SAP Destruction facility and has the capability for all-in-one SAP IT and other materials destruction. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details.
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS), quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Mike L. Hornberger at michael.hornberger.1@us.af.mil no later than 16 July 2025 at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Notice of Intent SS – SAP Destruction BPA”. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.
Attachment(s):
PWS - SAP Destruction BPA
SSJ - SAP Destruction BPA (Redacted)
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSJ - SAP Destruction BPA (Redacted).pdf | ||
| PWS - SAP Destruction BPA.pdf |
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