Intent to Sole Source - LIFT Aviation Helmets
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
-
Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Tucson, Arizona 85707, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, specifically the 355th Contracting Squadron, has issued a Special Notice announcing an intent to sole-source a procurement action for LIFT Aviation Helmets. The notice pertains to the acquisition of LIFT AV2.2 Base Matte Carbon helmets in medium and large sizes, along with Domestic LIFT AV2.2 Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) Training. The procurement falls under NAICS category 336413 for Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing and is specifically targeting Fairway Import-Export, Inc., doing business as LIFT Aviation Technologies, Inc. The 418 TES has scheduled testing for these helmets as part of the Safe-to-Fly (STF) approval process, indicating a specific operational requirement for these specialized aviation helmets.
Contractors interested in this opportunity are invited to provide rationale for why they should be considered, with responses due by May 30, 2025. While the government has indicated this is not a competitive solicitation, they will evaluate any responses received regarding the proposed sole-source procurement. The 355th Contracting Office emphasizes that any determination to compete the procurement remains entirely at the government's discretion. The procurement is being conducted under a Prototype Transaction Agreement, with the contracting squadron's goal of utilizing the most efficient and affordable services while maintaining a long-term strategy to identify additional vendors and create more competitive opportunities in future acquisitions. Interested parties should note that the government will not reimburse any costs associated with providing capability information, and the sole purpose of receiving responses is to determine whether a competitive procurement might be warranted.
Notice text
Intent to Sole Source to Fairway Import-Export, Inc. DBA: LIFT Aviation Technologies, Inc.
The 355th Contracting Squadron intends to issue a sole-source procurement action for the procurement of the following commodity:
- LIFT AV2.2 Base Matte Carbon (meduim & large) as well as Domestic LIFT AV2.2 NGFWH Training. Please see Sole Source Justification for more information.
This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source procurement action under NAICS 336413 and is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered.
All interested firms must respond by posted due date to listed POC.
Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The 355th Contracting Office will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing the capability information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted Sole Source Justification.pdf |
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