Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract - Rental of USS Yorktown
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- A061294
- Agency
-
Air Mobility Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
- Place of performance
- South Carolina 29464, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command, through the 628th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, intends to award a sole source contract for the rental of the flight deck on the USS Yorktown to support the 2026 Charleston Air Show. This procurement is classified under NAICS 531120 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings) and PSC X1JA (Lease/Rental of Museums and Exhibition Buildings). The government has determined that only one responsible source can satisfy this requirement due to the unique location and nature of the facility, specifically the World War II aircraft carrier positioned along Charleston Harbor, with no other comparable locations available. While this is not a competitive procurement, responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by the deadline of 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2026, and the government will consider responses solely at its discretion in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries regarding this announcement should be directed to Contracting Officer Matthew Michel at matthew.michel@us.af.mil.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation. The intended sole source awardee is Patriots Point Development Authority, located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, with CAGE code 5GC82, which was identified through market research as a suitable source for this requirement. The pre-solicitation notice does not specify an award value or budget range for the contract. No information regarding contract duration, specific flight deck rental dates, or service quantities has been disclosed in this notice. The reference number for this contracting action is A061294, and the notice was posted on April 13, 2026, with a response deadline of April 28, 2026.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract contract in accordance with RFO 6.201-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”.
The Reference Number is A061294. The 628th Contracting Squadron (628 CONS), 101 E. Hill Blvd, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina (JB CHS}, intends to award a sole source contract for the rental of the flight deck on the USS Yorktown in support of the 2026 Charleston Air Show.
628 CONS intends to solicit and award a sole source contract to Patriots Point Development Authority, CAGE 5GC82, of Mount Pleasant, SC. Market research was performed and information gathered in determining this company to be a suitable source for this requirement.
In accordance with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with a sole source due to the unique location and nature of the facility being a World War II aircraft carrier positioned along Charleston Harbor. There are no other comparable locations, and the government would not benefit by competing this requirement among other possible sources.
This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals; however, responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Address responses and/or questions regarding this announcement to Matthew Michel, Contracting Officer, at matthew.michel@us.af.mil. Responses must be received no later than 12:00pm Eastern Time on 28 April 2026.
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