Notice of Intent to Award from a Single Source

The 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, operating under the Department of the Army National Guard, issued a Notice of Intent to Award a single-source, firm fixed-price contract to Texas Management Associates (TMA) for the repair and overhaul of F-16 Radar Absorption Panels. This special notice was posted on December 1, 2025, with a comment deadline of December 5, 2025. The acquisition falls below the simplified acquisition threshold and has been designated as a total small business set-aside. This notice is not a request for proposals, and no solicitation document is available; interested parties should note that all costs associated with responding will be borne solely by the contractor.

The primary objective of this procurement is to secure repair and overhaul services for F-16 Radar Absorption Panels as part of the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP) under Air Force Instruction 21-123, with all work to be performed in compliance with Lockheed Martin part drawings and Technical Order 1F016C-3-3 53-21-01. Currently, only two vendors are authorized by the United States Air Force F-16 System Program Office to perform this work: Texas Management Associates (a small business) and Aerospace and Commercial Technologies (a large business); however, TMA is the sole approved small business vendor, making this a single-source procurement. The contract is classified under NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Eligibility is restricted to small business vendors already approved by the Air Force F-16 System Program Office, and prospective contractors should understand that the government will not reimburse any informational or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.