# Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa462525q1071

- Solicitation number: FA462525Q1071
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Safran Defense & Space, Inc.
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA4625 509 Cons CC (FA4625)
- NAICS: 334118 Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 7J20 Hardware and perpetual software licenses for IT Security products providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time operational security such as vulnerability scanning, cyber security, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Also covers IT Disaster Recovery tools to enable backup and recovery; dedicated failover facilities, generators, UPS systems.
- Place of performance: Norcross, Georgia
- County: Gwinnett County (FIPS 13135). https://abierto.us/counties/gwinnett-county-ga-13135
- City: Norcross. https://abierto.us/cities/norcross-ga-1355776
- First posted: August 21, 2025
- Last posted: September 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9d7484263d41463abc8ddc5028bcdc21/view

## Description

THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT FA462526Q1071 Whiteman AFB, Mo 65305 25 September 2025 Whiteman AFB intends to award as a sole source, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), a contract for the purchase of six SAFRAN Defense & Space Inc. DS-U3-S, USB-3.1 Gen 1 compliant docking stations (part number: SHS100-2361) "or equal". The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334118 and the small business size is 1,000 employees. The assigned Service Code is 7J20.

This requirement is for six SAFRAN Defense & Space Inc. DS-U3-S, USB-3.1 Gen 1 compliant docking stations (part number: SHS100-2361) "or equal" to access and transfer data from HEIM DATaRec® 4 MDR series RSM/DSM/RRM and RSMxxx-S cartridges equipped with Data at Rest Protected (DARP) encryption. Through market research, attempted competition to GSA vendors, and confirmation from Safran Defense And Space, Inc. there is no other contractor approved to provide the docking stations.

Award will be made on or after 26 September 2025. Intended awardee is Safran Defense And Space, Inc. All questions regarding the award should be made to SrA Naiya Ortiz AND Lynn Duchene at the following email addresses: naiya.colon_ortiz@us.af.mil AND lynnann.duchene@us.af.mil.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Safran Defense & Space, Inc. (UEI DVYZAD8GXL45)
- Contract: FA462525P0044, purchase order
- Obligated: $28,584.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA462525Q1071 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA4625 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA462525P0044_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 21, 2025: Sources sought, due August 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 822a295bfdf3489f91427cbaec3292f7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/822a295bfdf3489f91427cbaec3292f7/view
- September 25, 2025: Special notice, due September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 9d7484263d41463abc8ddc5028bcdc21. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9d7484263d41463abc8ddc5028bcdc21/view

## Points of contact

- MORGAN MCGUCKIN, SrA, USAF, morgan.mcguckin@us.af.mil, 6606872489
- Lynn Duchene, lynnann.duchene@us.af.mil, 6606875398

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