Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 99 CP Unify Upgrade
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334210 Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Nellis AFB, Nevada 89191, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 99th Contracting Squadron (Air Combat Command) issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source on August 10, 2026, for upgraded equipment to a C2 system with applicable warranties, support plans, and licensing, with the intended awardee MCS OF TAMPA, INC. and an anticipated award date of August 17, 2026. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set Aside under NAICS Code 811210 (Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing), with a $34 million small business size standard. The sole source justification cites FAR 6.103-1(b), asserting that supplies and services are unique or highly specialized and only one source is capable of providing them at the required quality level.
Sources may challenge the sole source determination by submitting a capability statement (due August 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time) that includes technical data, cost information, and convincing evidence of capability to meet the requirement. Statements must be submitted as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachments not exceeding 10 MB combined size to Sedrina.welches@us.af.mil. Submissions that only request documentation or ask questions will not be considered affirmative responses. The government retains discretion to conduct competitive procurement or proceed with the sole source award based on capability statement responses.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 99 CP Unify Upgrade
The 99th Contracting Squadron intends to award a firm-fixed price, sole source purchase order to MCS OF TAMPA, INC. under the authority of RFO 6.103-1(b), due to only one source being capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.
This acquisition is Total Small Business Set Aside under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code: 811210, Small Business Size Standard: $34,000,000.00 USD
The requirement is for the purchase of upgraded equipment to the C2 system installed by the Unify maintenance team along with the applicable warranties, support plans and licensing. This requirement is anticipated to be awarded 17 August 2026 by 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government.
A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.
Capability statements are due no later than 14 August 2026 by 10:00 AM Pacific Time. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 10 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address:
Sedrina.welches@us.af.mil
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf | ||
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf |
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