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Special notice, first published as sources sought

FY26 Merlin Bird Bash

FA462526Q1002

Department of the Air Force, FA4625 509 Cons CC. Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.

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Awarded

Detect Inc.

$35,500.00 obligated so far on USAspending

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT FA462526Q1002 Whiteman AFB, Mo 65305 19 September 2025 Whiteman AFB intends to award as a sole source solicitation, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), a contract for inspection and maintenance of the MERLIN system for the 509th Operations Group. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 811210 and the small business size is $34,000,000. The assigned Service Code is J052.

This service is for the maintenance of the MERLIN Bird Strike system. This system aids the flight line in keeping the area free of birds and safe for the planes. This is a reacquisition of contract FA462520C0020. Through market research via a sources sought posted on SAM.gov and confirmation with Detect, Inc. there is no other contractor approved to work on the existing MERLIN system.

Award will be made on or after 1 October 2025. Intended awardee is Detect, 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.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
Detect Inc.
UEI
LKJEXKMNX1K3
CAGE
3GWD9
Vendor location
Panama City, FL
Contract
FA462526C0005, definitive contract
Obligated
$35,500.00, potential $186,500
Actions
3 between October 27, 2025 and November 21, 2025
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Merlin Operating System Software Upgrades and Maintenance, and Repair or Replacement of Any Failed Parts or Components Iaw PWS Dated 21 January 2025.
Match
solicitation number FA462526Q1002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA4625 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 8, 2025

    Sources sought

    Due September 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 869cbda41f3242f9918fca8088fa1736

  2. September 19, 2025

    Special notice, originally sources sought

    Due September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 995d300f5e80415d9cb1691b89c5e9cd

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