Intent to Award to a Single Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
-
Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611420 Computer Training
- Place of performance
- Colorado Springs, Colorado 80912, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Space Command has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a single source contract for cybersecurity training courses. The agency plans to award this contract exclusively to SANS (The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies Inc) without competitive bidding. The requirement involves multi-day cybersecurity training courses delivered by experienced instructors, featuring management tools for tracking student progress and regularly updated curriculum content. The opportunity was posted on August 25, 2025, and falls under the Computer Training NAICS category (611420) and Information Technology/Telecommunications Training PSC category (U012).
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of the Air Force Space Command's intention to proceed with a sole source procurement for specialized cybersecurity training services. Interested parties have until October 1, 2025, to respond to this notice, though the agency has already identified SANS as its intended contractor based on their specialized capabilities. The training courses must be conducted over several days by qualified instructors and include comprehensive management systems to monitor student advancement. While a single source justification document was referenced as being attached to support this procurement approach, the actual substantive content was not accessible in the provided file. This notice serves as the required advance notification to the vendor community before executing the planned sole source contract award.
Notice text
This is a requirment for cybersecurity training courses that are several days long taught by an experienced instructor. The courses feature managment tools to track student progress. The standard of content and curriculum are routinely updated for accuracy and best practices.
The Contracting Officer intends to award a contract to the single source of SANS (The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies Inc). Please see the attached single source justification.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 65 CYS SANS SSJ_CO.pdf |
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