Notice to Sole Source - 66th FSS - Angel Armor
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PZI_2026_1827
- Agency
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AFLCMC Hanscom AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8415 Clothing, Special Purpose
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
AFLCMC Hanscom Air Force Base intends to award a sole-source contract to DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC for thirty custom-fitted Angel Armor 2.0 vest systems by September 9, 2026, the deadline for capability statement submissions.
Work will be performed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The procurement requires Angel Armor 2.0 carriers, NIJ Level IIIA certified soft armor, Angel Armor Truth SNAP hard armor plates (308 Elite and Truth SNAP variants), compatible accessory pouches, and custom badging. All vests must be black with high-visibility white reflective lettering, hook-and-loop "POLICE" badges, and name tapes. The vendor must provide official National Institute of Justice compliance letters for both soft armor and hard armor at proposal submission and conduct in-person sizing for 30 personnel with a strict 30-day fit guarantee. The Government seeks responses solely to establish potential justification for the sole-source intent; capability statements are treated as information only and will not form the basis of contract award.
This procurement is issued under RFO 6.103-1 authority and 10 U.S.C. 2304. No award value is stated. Interested parties must submit capability statements by email to Brian Murphy (brian.murphy.50@us.af.mil) and Rachyl Cushman (rachyl.cushman@us.af.mil) no later than 2:00 PM EST on September 9, 2026. The PSC is 8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose); NAICS is 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing).
Notice text
This is a notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate and award a sole source contract to DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC.
The Hanscom Air Force Base 66th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) intends to award a sole source contract to acquire thirty (30) custom-fitted Angel Armor 2.0 vest systems, including carriers, soft armor, hard armor plates, accessory pouches, and custom badging.
The proposed contract action is to procure the specific supply for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of RFO 6.103-1. Interested parties may submit responses (capability statement) to this notice by email to Brian Murphy at brian.murphy.50@us.af.mil and Rachyl Cushman at rachyl.cushman @us.af.mil no later than 11:00 AM EST on 9 September 2026. No other communications will be entertained.
This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB); The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information to be solicited. Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Pre-solicitation, your responses will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. We anticipate a sole source procurement IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOCA 66th FSS Angel Armor.pdf |
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