SETCAN Stress Vest
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- F5N3SF5160A001
- Agency
-
Reserve Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6920 Armament Training Devices
- Place of performance
- Chicopee, Massachusetts 01022, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Reserve Command, specifically the 439th Security Forces Squadron at Westover Air Reserve Base, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award for a sole source procurement of the SETCAN Stress Vest training system. This notice is not a competitive solicitation but rather an announcement of the government's intent to award a contract exclusively to SETCAN Corporation under FAR 19.1406 provisions for sole source awards to small business concerns. The Stress Vest is a specialized non-projectile force-on-force firearm tactical training system that delivers adjustable vibration or electrical shock feedback to simulate acute stress during training scenarios. SETCAN Corporation holds multiple U.S. and Canadian patents for this system and has been identified through market research as the only vendor capable of providing a training system compatible with the M18 weapon system that meets the squadron's specific requirements.
The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency regarding the government's sole source procurement decision while offering an opportunity for other small businesses to challenge this determination if they possess equivalent capabilities. Small business parties who believe they can supply a comparable system with matching specifications may respond by July 9, 2025, at 12:00 PM EDT, but must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Any responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted instead of the planned sole source award. The government retains full discretion in deciding whether to proceed with competition based on received responses, and no reimbursement will be provided for costs associated with submitting capability information. Market research conducted through internet searches, Sources Sought notices, and Federal Procurement Data System queries confirmed SETCAN as the exclusive manufacturer of this patented training technology, which is currently used by numerous law enforcement and military organizations including the US Secret Service and FBI Academy.
Notice text
This Special Notice of Intent to Award is NOT a request for competitive proposals, nor is it a solicitation or request for offers/quotations. No solicitation package is available and no requests will be honored. Only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services, will satisfy agency requirements.
In accordance with FAR 19.1406, sole source awards to small business concerns, Westover Air Reserve Base (439 CONF) intends to offer a sole source award to SETCAN Corporation for the current Strtess Vest system system requirement. See associated attachment, Single Source Justification, for full details.
Interested small business parties who can supply a like system with mtaching specifications to the Stress Vest system may identify their interests and capability and may respond to this requirement by July 9, 2025 at 12:00PM (EDT). Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed award upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing interests and capability information will be provided.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SFS Sole source MFR.pdf | ||
| single_source_justification Stress Vest_Redacted.pdf | ||
| StressVest_Overview.pdf |
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