Scare Wars Bash Cannons
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA4610ScareWarsBashCannons
- Agency
-
Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Lompoc, California 93437, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Space Command's 30th Operations Support Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California has issued a Special Notice for the sole source procurement of maintenance and servicing for their Scare Wars Radio Controlled Bird Deterrent System. This procurement action is set aside for total small businesses and falls under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a size standard of $34.0 million. The government intends to award the contract to Reed-Joseph International Company, which they have determined is the only contractor qualified and certified to perform the required maintenance and servicing on this specialized bird deterrent system. The Notice was published on August 14, 2025, as a notification of intent to award rather than a competitive solicitation.
The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors of the government's intention to proceed with a sole source award while providing an opportunity for other firms to challenge this determination. Interested parties have until August 21, 2025, at 1300 PDT to submit capability information demonstrating their ability to provide equivalent services and rationale for why they should be considered as an alternative to the proposed sole source contractor. The procurement involves regular maintenance and servicing of the bird deterrent system, which includes components such as R4 Electric BASH cannons, pressure reducing valves, motors, controllers, and industrial workstations that have experienced corrosion in the coastal marine environment. Companies wishing to challenge the sole source determination must submit an interest letter showing their qualifications, though the government retains full discretion in deciding whether to maintain the sole source approach or open the procurement to competition.
Notice text
30 OSS, Vandenberg SFB, CA intends to issue a sole source procurement action for a regular maintainence and servicing of Vandenberg's Scare Wars Radio Controlled Bird Deterrent System. Market reasearch indicates that Reed-Joseph International Company is the only contractor qualified to perform the maintainence and servicing requirements on the Scare Wars Radio Controlled Bird Deterrent System. No other contractors are available or certified to provide this type of service.. The applicable NAICS for this acquisition is 811210, “Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance”, with a business size standard of $34.0 Million. The proposed contract is for items for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the Authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1). This is a notice of intent to award a sole source action and is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within 7 days of publication of this Special Notice.
Firms who want to challenge the sole source determination must submit an interest letter that demonstrates your firm's ability to provide an equivalent supply as described above. Interested parties must provide a rationale as to why they should be considered. Respond to the below point of contact by 21 August 2025, 1300 (PDT). A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The 30th Contracting Squadron will not reimburse for any costs connected with providing capability information.
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Hummel, Contracting Officer, or TSgt Devante Mathews, Contracting Specialist, 30th Contracting Squadron, 1515 Iceland Ave, Room 150, Vandenberg AFB CA 93437-5212, email: Chris Hummel at christopher.hummel.6@spaceforce.mil; Devante Mathews at devante.mathews@spaceforce.mil
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