Notice of Intent to Sole Source Guardian Angel Advanced Flight Training
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- F3GEBD5140A001
- Agency
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Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611699 All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- Nellis AFB, Nevada 89191, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command's 99th Contracting Squadron has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Guardian Angel Advanced Flight Training services. This special notice indicates the agency's intention to award a sole source delivery order under FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B) authority, citing that only one source is capable of providing the required supplies or services at the necessary quality level due to their unique or highly specialized nature. The opportunity is set aside for total small business and falls under the education/training services category. The notice was posted on July 3, 2025, and represents the government's preliminary determination to proceed with a non-competitive procurement. This is not a request for competitive proposals, and no formal solicitation document exists for this requirement.
The purpose of this training is to provide advanced body flight performance and videographer training using specialized freefall suits, with specific course objectives focused on enhancing Guardian Angel capabilities. Interested sources must submit capability statements by July 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time, including technical data and cost information that convincingly demonstrates their ability to meet the requirement. The training requirements include providing two instructors for 12 hours of vertical wind tunnel coaching, five days of coaching on flight characteristics for freefall videography garments and emergency procedures, five days of parachute rigging support, and 12 total hours of TacTime using Skyvan and Otter aircraft. Capability statements must be submitted via email only as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachments under 10 MB total size, and offerors are responsible for confirming receipt with the government before the deadline. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with competitive or sole source procurement based on the responses received.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Guardian Angel Advanced Flight Training
The 99th Contracting Squadron intends to award a sole source delivery order under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(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. The requirement is for the purchase of service for Guardian Angel Advanced Flight Training.
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 on 10 Jul 2025 by 11:00 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:
Addlene.Williams.6@us.af.mil
- Course objectives are to provide advanced body flight performance and videographer training using specialized freefall suits.
2.0 TASK REQUIREMENTS: Shall provide 2 X Instructors for 12 hours VWT (vertical wind tunnel) coaching, 5 days coaching on flight characteristics associated with freefall videography garments and associated emergency procedures, 5 days parachute rigging support and TacTime (Skyvan and Otter flight hours) 3 hrs x 4 days (12 total hours).
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