Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet Windblast Testing

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Human Systems Division (AFLCMC/ROU) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), OH intends to award a sole source contract to:

Dayton T. Brown

1175 Church Street

Bohemia, New York 11716-5014

CLIN     Item                                                                            Quantity        Unit                     Option

0001    Initial Engineering and Setup                           1                        Each                    No

0002    Windblast Shots (600 KEAS)                               2                       Each                    No

0003    Two (2) Camera Rentals for One (1) Day       1                        Day                      No

0004    Test Report                                                                1                        Each                    No

The proposed vendor, Dayton T. Brown, is the only known source capable of meeting the Government’s requirements, as specified in the Test Plan dated 29 September 2025 (see Attachment 1), for Windblast tests at speeds up to 600 Knots Equivalent Air Speed (KEAS) on the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet. Please see Attachment 2, Single Source Justification, for further specification.

The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Commercial Purchase Order and carried out as a sole source action (not competitively awarded). The statutory authority which permits other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 10 United States Code (USC) 2304 (c) (1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). This authority is supported by an approved Single Source Justification (See Attachment 2).

The applicable NAICS code is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). This NAICS code has a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. No solicitation package will be issued. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Any response to this notice will be emailed directly to samantha.mckee.1@us.af.mil and william.stott@us.af.mil no later than 5:00 PM EDT, Friday 3 October 2025. Only inquiries/information received through email by this date will be considered. Be advised all correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet Windblast Testing – Intent to Sole Source Response”. Note that email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e.,.exe or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with the email, ensure only .pdf, .doc,.xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

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