INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE CAC READERS

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The United States Air Force (the Government) intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase order to a single source, Chapel- Romanoff Technologies, LLC, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 10 Feb 2026. The period of performance (PoP) shall be 365 days ARO.

FSC: 7A21

NAICS: 541519

Size Standard: 30M

Supplier name: Chapel

Product description and characteristics:

• AFRL/RQ requires the procurement, installation, and mission-essential integration of an iSTAR-based Physical Access Control System expansion for Building 496, Area B, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This requirement includes the furnishing and installation of one iSTAR Edge G2 four-door controller and four Innometriks Cheetah SE FIPS-201 compliant readers.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Government. The Government will consider responses received within 5 days of issuance of this notice. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set aside competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.

If the Government decides to compete this requirement, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12.603. If this effort becomes a Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, will apply. Therefore, small businesses that want to be considered for a small business set-aside should demonstrate how they intend to comply.

A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

   

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

1. Contractors must include the following information:

1. 1. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

1. 1. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.

1. 1. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

1. 1. Company CAGE Code or UEI Number. 

1. In your response, you must address how your product meets the product characteristics specified above.

1. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

1. Responses are limited to 10 pages in a Microsoft Word compatible format.

Responses should be emailed to Ja’Quan Dangerfield at jaquan.dangerfield@us.af.mil and Kerisha Wordlaw at kerisha.wordlaw.1@us.af.mil no later than 10 February 2026, 12:00 PM EST.  Any questions should be directed to Ja’Quan Dangerfield through email.