# Intent to sole source - Water Jet

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/e8b59194072e4c7a913ee4a1da6c5383

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA4460 19 Cons Pka (FA4460)
- NAICS: 333515 Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 4920 Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment
- Place of performance: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
- County: Pulaski County (FIPS 05119). https://abierto.us/counties/pulaski-county-ar-05119
- First posted: July 22, 2025
- Last posted: July 22, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e8b59194072e4c7a913ee4a1da6c5383/view

## Description

**Notice of Intent to Sole-Source:** The 19th Contracting Squadron (CONS) – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas intends to award on a sole-source basis a contract to Phillips Federal Coorporation to purchase Waterjet cutting machine. Omax Coororation (represented in the fedreral marketplace by Phillips Federal) is the sole manufacturer and distributor of a Water Jet cutting machine that can meet the specific needs of the governemnt (represented in the salient charachteristic document).

Due to an absence of eligible compettitors capable of making a machine that meets the government needs, they are the only source capable of fulfilling this requirement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS and a solicitation will not be issued. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.

The responder must be capable of fulfilling ALL charachteristics outlined in the Salient Charachteristics Document. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. If no affirmative written response is received, the award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 05 AUG 2025 by 2:00 PM CST at 19 CONS, Little Rock AFB to A1C Lukas-sebastian Ashley, email at Lukas-sebastian.ashley@us.af.mil.

## Publications

- July 22, 2025: Special notice, due August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice e8b59194072e4c7a913ee4a1da6c5383. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e8b59194072e4c7a913ee4a1da6c5383/view

## Points of contact

- lukas-sebastian Ashley, lukas-sebastian.ashley@us.af.mil, 5019873691
- Abigail Hebert, abigail.hebert@us.af.mil, 5019873837

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