# Intent to Award Sole/Single Source - USAFSAM/FEE TD2 Flight Simulators

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/iassafrlrmzb20260042

- Solicitation number: IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0042
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA2396 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL Pzle (FA2396)
- NAICS: 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6930 Operation Training Devices
- Place of performance: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
- First posted: August 5, 2026
- Last posted: August 5, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f2c8f2f72f3d4bbeab78a76be6baf3c9/view

## Description

This requirement is for five (5) TD2 Flight Simulators for the USAFSAM/FEE at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

**NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE:** The NAICS Code is 333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division (RMZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to Redbird Flight Simulations Inc. In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows:

Redbird Flight Simulations Inc. is the only vendor capable of providing the required five (5) flight simulators to align with current training initiatives and existing curriculum. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement that meets all the requirements in the attached Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) dated 13 July 2026, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government via e-mail to Mr. Christof Olp-Weakland at christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil no later than Monday 17 August 2026 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. Only responses received by this date will be considered.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Notice of Intent to Award SS – TD2 Flight Simulators”. Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files).

Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or .xsls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

**Attachment(s):** Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) Single Source Justification (SSJ) Redacted

## Publications

- August 5, 2026: Special notice, due August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice d75143daffb84ebfa0ea6038434580b1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d75143daffb84ebfa0ea6038434580b1/view
- August 5, 2026: Special notice, due August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice f2c8f2f72f3d4bbeab78a76be6baf3c9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f2c8f2f72f3d4bbeab78a76be6baf3c9/view

## Points of contact

- Christof Olp-Weakland, christopher.olp-weakland@us.af.mil, 9377139841
- Jason Sav, jason.sav@us.af.mil

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