Intent to Sole Source 22 CES Fire Truck Lease

The 22nd Contracting Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to The Station Inc. of Varnville, South Carolina, for a three-month lease of a T-3000 firefighting vehicle under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), citing that only this vendor possesses the exact model required for immediate operational readiness. The requirement is classified under NAICS code 532490 with a $40 million small business size standard and is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, ensuring eligibility under FAR 19.5. The contract includes all round-trip transportation to and from McConnell AFB, with delivery and performance occurring at Prairie Village, Kansas, near the base. No solicitation document is available, and interested parties are instructed to submit expressions of interest exclusively via email to two designated contracting officers by 8:00 AM CST on May 4, 2026. The government will not reimburse any costs incurred in responding to this notice. Evaluation is based on binary pass/fail criteria focusing on strict technical compliance with T-3000 specifications, availability for immediate delivery, and cost within available funding, with no competitive bidding or trade-off analysis conducted. The vehicle must meet DODI 6055.06 and AFI 32-2001 standards for emergency response. No CLINs, pricing details, packaging requirements, inspection protocols, marking standards, or accounting data are specified in the documentation, and no formal contract clauses, representations, certifications, or key personnel designations are included. The contracting officer is Brian J. H. Brammer, with Dania Duperou-Flores as an additional point of contact. The contract value is not stated, though it is understood to fall within simplified acquisition thresholds. All logistics, delivery, and return responsibilities are assumed by the vendor, with no defined FOB terms, invoicing method, or remittance instructions provided.