Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - USAFSAM/ETB Ultrasound Task Trainer
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0051
- 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
- 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6910 Training Aids
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued a Notice of Intent to Award sole source to Elevate Healthcare for an Ultrasound Task Trainer for the CSTARS Baltimore Sim Center (ETB) in Baltimore, Maryland, with a response deadline of September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.
The procurement is justified under FAR 12.102(a) for commercial products. AFRL determined that Elevate Healthcare is the only vendor capable of providing an ultrasound task trainer meeting the physical requirements while fully integrating with current POCUS training protocols and established procedures. The requirement covers a Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training system to replace an outdated simulator, supporting approximately 250 hours of annual training for Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program (CMRP) rotators. The hardware package must include a manikin, laptop with pre-installed software, peripherals, an Electromagnetic Tracking System, foot pedal, cardiac and abdominal training packs, and curvilinear and transthoracic echocardiogram transducers. The vendor must provide minimum one-year warranty and at least one day of virtual training.
Responsible sources and authorized distributors may submit a capability statement, quotation, or exception to the sole source intent via email to Christopher Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil. All correspondence must include the subject line "Notice of Intent to Award SS - Ultrasound Task Trainer." The NAICS code is 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing).
Notice text
This requirement is for an Ultrasound Task Trainer for use at the CSTARS Baltimore Sim Center (ETB) in Baltimore, MD.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 334510 – Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing industry. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division (RMZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Elevate Healthcare.
In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Elevate Healthcare is the only vendor capable of providing an ultrasound task trainer that meets the physical requirements and also fully integrates with the current POCUS training and established protocols. 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 Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 10 September 2026, 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. Christof Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil no later than Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 12:00pm Eastern 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 to Award SS – Ultrasound Task Trainer”. 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):
Minimum Requirements Document (MRD)
Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SSJ - Ultrasound Simulator - Redacted.pdf | ||
| ETB Minimum Requirement Document.docx | DOCX document |
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