NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE BRIDGE CONTRACT CONTRACTOR OPERATED CIVIL ENGINEER SUPPLY STORE (COCESS) AT ELLSWORTH AFB, SD

Notice Of Intent to Award a Sole-Source Bridge Contract

Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) At Ellsworth AFB, SD

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS

Notice ID: FA469026RXXXX-NOI-001

Release Date: 24 July 2026

Response Deadline: 8 August 2026, 01:00 PM MDT

1. POINT OF CONTACT

Contracting Officer (Primary POC):
Jason C. Wright, Contracting Officer
Department of the Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
28th Contracting Squadron (28 CONS/PKA)
1000 Ellsworth Street, Suite 1200, Ellsworth AFB, SD 57706-4904
Email: jason.wright@us.af.mil

Contract Specialist (Secondary POC):
SrA Vaishali Upadhyay
28th Contracting Squadron (28 CONS/PKA)
Email: vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil
Phone: 605-385-1741

2. SET-ASIDES

Set-Aside Status: Not Applicable.
The proposed contract action is a sole-source bridge acquisition intended for award to the incumbent contractor, CC Distributors, Inc. (210 McBride Ln, Corpus Christi, TX 78408-2338), to prevent a critical break in supply-chain services. No small business or local area set asides apply to this action.

3. CODES FOR SERVICES OR SUPPLIES

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 423840 — Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Product Service Code (PSC) / Federal Supply Code (FSC): R706 — Support- Management: Logistics Support

4. DESCRIPTION

The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supervision, equipment, supplies, transportation, and materials to operate a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) storefront and warehouse at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

The COCESS functions as a simplified procurement and logistics hub for the Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and base Facility Managers to acquire commercial and industrial materials, tools, and equipment.

.4.1 Procedures for Award: Other than full and open competition under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 ("Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements"). The Government intends to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) bridge contract with CC Distributors, Inc.

4.2. Period of Performance: A six (6) month base period (1 October 2026 – 31 March 2027) with one six (6) month option period (1 April 2027 – 30 September 2027).

4.3. Anticipated Award Date: 1 October 2026.

5. Interested businesses may identify their capability to fulfill this requirement by submitting a capability statement. Responders must clearly demonstrate in their capability statement that they have the capability to seamlessly integrate a COCESS by 1 October 2026. Documentation submitted shall not exceed 5 pages and must be submitted electronically via email to the POCs in paragraph 1.