Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Family Retreat
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
-
Air Education and Training Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Round Rock
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command, specifically the 502d Contracting Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a purchase order to Kalahari Resort. The notice, posted on May 22, 2025, outlines a plan to award a contract for two Special Warfare Training Wing Retreat events scheduled for July 18-19 and September 19-20, 2025. The sole-source procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), targeting a specific resort location in Round Rock, Texas. The contract opportunity is not set aside for any specific small business category and is open to potential alternative responses from interested parties.
The primary objective of this sole-source procurement is to host retreats designed to support service personnel's personal and professional development, focusing on mental toughness, spiritual maturity, and increased functional ability. The selected facility must be located within 91 miles or 2 hours from JBSA, Texas, and provide comprehensive indoor and outdoor activities including arcade games and water parks. Interested contractors have until June 6, 2025, at 12:00 PM CST to submit quotes or express their capability to fulfill the requirement. While the government has identified Kalahari Resort as its preferred vendor, it will consider all quotes received and retains sole discretion in determining whether to pursue a competitive procurement. Potential contractors can contact Lauren Simmons (Contract Specialist) or Sharla Blalock (Contracting Officer) via email to inquire about the opportunity or submit their qualifications.
Notice text
The 502d Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Kalahari Resort (Unique entity ID C4ZLG9MFSFL5), 3001 Kalahari Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665, for the purchase of two retreats, the first one from 18-19 July 2025, and the second 19-20 September 2025 to host the Special Warfare Training Wing Retreat event. The retreat is intended to assist service personnel to develop personal and spiritual resources and to grow toward increased functional ability, mental toughness, spiritual maturity, and acceptance of responsibility. Personnel are helped to resolve personal and professional concerns to be of greater useful service in their military occupations and relationships. The facility must be no more than 91 miles or 2 hours away from JBSA, Texas. The resort must include indoor and outdoor activities, such as arcade games, water park, etc.
2. The proposed contract action is for this service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Kalahari Resort, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Interested people may identify their interest and capability and respond to the requirement, or they may submit quotes. This notice of intent is neither a request for competitive quotes nor a solicitation for offers. However, all quotes received by 6 June 2025, 12:00 PM CST will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon 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 competitive procurement. Any interested party may inquire with the following points of contact:
Lauren Simmons Sharla Blalock
Contract Specialist Contracting Officer
Lauren.simmons.4@us.af.mil sharla.blalock@us.af.mil
Files
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity