Intent to Sole Source THOR Maintenance Training
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- F3T2EM5071AG01
- Agency
-
Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- North Carolina 27534, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 4th Contracting Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, under the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, has issued a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc. The procurement involves 80 hours of maintenance and troubleshooting training material generation for the THOR-200 flight line air conditioner, including three days of instruction delivery. The Air Force intends to sole source this training contract because HDT is the inventor and patent holder of the THOR-200 Air Conditioner and possesses proprietary manufacturing processes and technical data rights. This special notice was posted on June 24, 2025, and explicitly states it is not a request for quotes but rather an announcement of intended sole source award.
The primary objective of this notice is to inform the contracting community of the Air Force's intent to award without competition while providing an opportunity for other contractors to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested parties who believe they can meet the training requirements may submit written information describing their ability to provide the specified services by June 30, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST. The government reserves sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on any responses received. Contractors must be able to provide comprehensive maintenance and troubleshooting training for specialized military air conditioning equipment, though the Air Force maintains that HDT's proprietary knowledge and patent rights justify the sole source approach. Any inquiries regarding this procurement should be directed to Lauren Kaae and TSgt Nelson Sosa at the provided email addresses.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE:
(THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE)
The 4th Contracting Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC intends to award a sole source purchase order to HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc. This procurement is for 80 hours the generation of teaching material maintenance and troubleshooting training for the THOR-200 flight line air conditioner. This is to include 3 days instruction of the material genetated by HDT. HDT is the inventor and patent holder of its THOR 200 Air Conditioner and possesses the proprietary manufacturing processes and know-how associated with its production. These proprietary processes encompass manufacturing design and engineering; production and technical inspections; refit, retrofit, and repair; and quality control and inspection. HDT retains specific limited technical data rights related to these products.
Please note that this is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing information describing their ability to provide the service listed above. A determination by the Government to compete this requirement based on 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 closing date for this notice is 30 June 2025 at 1200 (EST). For information regarding this purchase, please contact Lauren Kaae lauren.kaae@us.af.mil AND TSgt Nelson Sosa at nelson.sosa@us.af.mil.
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