Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Closed Special Notice Posted

Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

PSC
6810 Chemicals
Place of performance
Little Rock AFB, Arkansas 72099, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Arkansas Air National Guard's 189 Mission Support Contracting office at Little Rock AFB has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a firm-fixed price, blanket purchase agreement with Alphapoint Association of the Blind (AAB). The contract is for HAZMAT services within the 189th Airlift Wing, specifically focused on hazardous materials used in aircraft maintenance and preparation. The procurement falls under the NAICS code 325998 for chemical product manufacturing, with a size standard of 650 employees. The sole-source procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), which allows solicitation from a single source for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The notice is being published in accordance with FAR subpart 5.101(a)(1) to disseminate information about the proposed contract action.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Interested parties can submit documentation establishing their capability to fulfill the requirement directly to TSgt Samuel Rockwell via email at samuel.rockwell.1@us.af.mil by March 27, 2025. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on responses received. This is not a request for quotes, bids, or proposals, and unsolicited submissions will not be accepted. The primary objective is to maintain and expand inventory space allocation for mission-critical hazardous materials for the 189th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group. The total contract value has been redacted, but it will be a firm fixed-price contract implemented under 41 USC 1901 and FAR guidelines. The Notice of Intent will be posted on SAM.gov for a minimum of 14 calendar days to provide transparency in the procurement process.

Notice text

Arkansas Air National Guard, 189 Mission Support Contracting, Little Rock AFB, intends to issue a firm-fixed price, sole‐source, blanket purchase agreement  to Alphapoint Association of the Blind (AAB) to funtion as the 189th Airlift wing's HAZFO.

The anticipated NAICS codes is 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing with a size standard of 650. 

The authority for this sole source is Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a Single Source, which states, “For purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), 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.” 

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions.

This is not a request for quotes, bids, or offerors and unsolicited proposals in response to this notice will not be accepted.
Interested concerns must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.

Interested parties may identify their interest and sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. Responses should be addressed to TSgt Samuel Rockwell at samuel.rockwell.1@us.af.mil no later than 27 March 2025.

A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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