Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source - Under Vehicle Inspection System (UVIS)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Sheppard AFB, Texas 76311, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 82d Contracting Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price purchase order for an Under Vehicle Inspection System (UVIS) to Kell Systems Inc., with an anticipated award date on or around September 10, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 1901, supported by an approved Single Source Justification.
Kell Systems holds exclusive authorized government distributor status for Advanced Detection Technology's LowCam VI110 Portable UVIS—a mobile security solution that captures high-resolution undercarriage images, performs License Plate Recognition and Foreign Object Detection using integrated cameras and magnetic sensors. Market research confirmed no other authorized distributor exists, precluding competitive procurement at this time. The system has been deployed successfully across multiple Air Education and Training Command installations.
This notice is not a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for quotation; no solicitation package will be issued. The 82d Contracting Squadron invites written capability statements by September 9, 2026, solely to determine whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future serves the Government's interest. Responses must demonstrate capability to provide the products and be submitted via email; verbal responses are not acceptable. The Government will conduct continuous market research to monitor emerging technologies, alternative COTS equipment, and new authorized distributors, with plans to transition future requirements to performance-based descriptions allowing substitute systems and "or equal" items to compete when feasible. NAICS 334220; PSC 6350.
Notice text
The 82d Contracting Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order for Under Vehicle Inspection System (UVIS) to Kell Systems Inc 1313 WEST BAGLEY RDBEREA, OH 44017. The anticipated award date is on or around 09/10/2026.
The statutory authority which permits other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 41 United States Code (USC) 1901, as implemented by RFO 12.201-1. This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification. It is the Government's intent to proceed with this sole-source action. The applicable NAICS code is 334220 Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 1,250 employees.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. A solicitation package will NOT be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future is in the best interest of the Government. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's capability to provide these products. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. Responses and questions shall be received via email by e-mail address NLT 09/09/2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ST-1025-EN_Sole Reseller Letter.pdf | ||
| Sole Source Justification Letter - UVIS Signed.pdf |
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