Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA5270 18 CONS PK
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
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Sources Sought response
A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
FA527026QM057
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
332911
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC
Place of performance
KADENA AB, JP-47
Contracting contact
ava.sabado.jp@us.af.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 332911 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Truck Fillstand Components to Bay Associates LLC. The Government intends to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract to Bay Associates to provide truck fillstand components. No set-aside will be utilized for this acquisition. NAICS Code: 332911 (Industrial Valve Manufacturing) The Contracting Officer (CO) has determined that only one source is reasonably available to fulfill this requirement. Bay Associates is currently the sole vendor capable of providing the exact proprietary components necessary to maintain, and ensure the operational integrity of the existing truck fillstands. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations, and no formal solicitation package exists. However, any interested party that believes it has the capability to meet this specific requirement may submit a statement of capabilities that includes detailed, convincing documentation demonstrating the ability to supply the identical technical specifications of the required fillstand components. The Government reserves sole discretion to determine whether to compete this requirement based on responses received. Information submitted will be evaluated strictly to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with the sole-source award. Capability statements must be submitted via email only as a Word or PDF attachment to ava.sabado.jp@us.af.mil no later than August 20, 2026, by 4:00 PM Japan Standard Time (JST). Telephone requests, verbal inquiries, or physical mail will not be accepted. It is the sole responsibility of the submitting offeror to contact the Government prior to the deadline to confirm receipt of their transmission.
Contact
Point of contact
Ava J. Sabado
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
ava.sabado.jp@us.af.mil
Secondary
rose.napolitano@us.af.mil
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