Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract to TCS Inc. for Servo Motors
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15394
- Agency
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Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Tequesta, Florida 33469, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract to TCS Inc. for the procurement of Servo Motor Part Number 303661-31 (400/480 VAC). This special notice, posted on March 13, 2026, announces the government's intention to enter into a firm-fixed-price contract exclusively with TCS Inc. rather than pursue competitive bidding. The action is authorized under FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), which permits single-source procurement when circumstances deem only one source reasonably available. Kollmorgen is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the required servo motors, and TCS Inc. is confirmed as the only authorized vendor for these motors. The government lacks the necessary technical data package and intellectual property rights to source this item from alternative manufacturers.
The procurement supports the 520th Software Engineering Squadron's Telemetry Antenna Control (TAC) program, which requires four servo motors to upgrade 50-foot telemetry tracking antennas at Jonathan Dickinson Missile Tracking Annex in Florida. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement in response to this notice within five business days of publication (due date: March 23, 2026), though responses must demonstrate capability to provide the exact part number specified. The set-aside is designated for total small business, and contractors must meet this eligibility criterion to participate. Single-source justification was warranted because alternative suppliers would require significant time and investment for reverse-engineering and testing, resulting in unacceptable program delays, and because substituting an alternative brand would necessitate complete system redesign and eliminate the government's existing $1 million investment in identical motors while incurring an additional $1 million in redesign costs.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Contract to TCS Inc. for Servo Motors
1. Action
This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract; it is not a request for competitive proposals. The 520th Software Engineering Squadron (SWES), supporting its Telemetry Antenna Control (TAC) program, intends to solicit and negotiate a firm-fixed-price contract exclusively with TCS Inc.
2. Requirement
The Government requires the following item, for which it does not possess the necessary manufacturing data or specifications:
Description: Servo Motor, 400/480 VAC
Part Number: 303661-31
3. Authority and Justification
The statutory authority permitting this action is FAR 13.106-1(B) (1) "Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization)".
Kollmorgen is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the required servo motors and TCS Inc. is the only authorized vendor for the motors. The Government does not possess the technical data package or intellectual property rights required to have this item manufactured by any other source. A new source would require significant time and investment to reverse-engineer, test, and receive source approval, which would result in unacceptable delays to the program.
4. Submission of Information
All responsible sources may identify their interest and submit a capability statement in response to this notice. All responses received within five (5) business days of this notice's publication will be considered by the Government.
Your response must demonstrate the capability to provide the exact part number listed above.
5. Disclaimer
A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The award will not be delayed for the purpose of evaluating new sources or pending source approval.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 15394 single source justification CO Signed_Redacted.pdf |
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