# Justification & Approval- Baxter Aerospace Sole Source Award

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa861226cb002

- Solicitation number: ABMS-FA861226CB002
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Baxter Aerospace Inc.
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8612 AFLCMC C3BM C3 (FA8612)
- NAICS: 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 7G22 Hardware and software for dedicated satellite and RF (microwave) communications equipment carrying data network circuits, and associated access facilities. Radio and TV signal generation, broadcast, and distribution components, handheld 2-way radio, and other RF communications systems.
- Place of performance: Saint George, Utah
- County: Washington County (FIPS 49053). https://abierto.us/counties/washington-county-ut-49053
- City: St. George. https://abierto.us/cities/st-george-ut-4965330
- First posted: April 29, 2026
- Last posted: May 1, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4c43dfc03cb40a69298bd8ead1f632d/view

## Description

This urgent and compelling justification is in support of sole source contract FA861226CB002, which is for the immediate procurement of Tactical Airborne Communication Kits (TACKits), TACKit Field Service Representative (FSRs) and subscriptions.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Baxter Aerospace Inc. (UEI CATAVKHCSQC9)
- Contract: FA861226CB002, definitive contract
- Obligated: $13,106,660.00, current value $23,136,800
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number FA861226CB002 equals the contract number; same awarding office FA8612 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA861226CB002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 29, 2026: Justification. Notice 5aed485945a24c57aad43452973e8a4f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5aed485945a24c57aad43452973e8a4f/view
- April 29, 2026: Justification. Notice dabd7f4e6eda477f97c26007bf588843. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dabd7f4e6eda477f97c26007bf588843/view
- May 1, 2026: Justification. Notice e4c43dfc03cb40a69298bd8ead1f632d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4c43dfc03cb40a69298bd8ead1f632d/view

## Points of contact

- Laura Rittenhouse, laura.rittenhouse@us.af.mil

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