# Ecorrcrate - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/8ccebc60c60b424da817460afc782739

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: Air Education and Training Command (n-AIREDUCATIONANDTRAININGCOMMAND)
- NAICS: 322211 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 8115 Boxes, Cartons, and Crates
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Alamogordo, New Mexico
- County: Otero County (FIPS 35035). https://abierto.us/counties/otero-county-nm-35035
- City: Alamogordo. https://abierto.us/cities/alamogordo-nm-3501780
- First posted: February 2, 2026
- Last posted: February 2, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8ccebc60c60b424da817460afc782739/view

## Description

The agency's requirement is for a modular, reusable shipping crate system with specific functional characteristics that are proprietary to a single manufacturer. The required solution is detailed in U.S. Patent US8662380B1, "Modular corrugated reusable crate system," and possesses unique features that are essential for meeting the agency's operational needs. These critical features include interlocking and interchangeable panels that allow for variable sizing, a lightweight yet high-strength corrugated construction, and a nestable design that allows the disassembled components to be stored within the crate's own base and lid for efficient storage and return shipment.

## Publications

- February 2, 2026: Special notice, due February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 8ccebc60c60b424da817460afc782739. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8ccebc60c60b424da817460afc782739/view

## Points of contact

- SrA Robert Strout, robert.strout@us.af.mil, 575-491-7673

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