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Cindas Renewal Intent to Award Sole Source

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Air Force intends to renew a one-year online subscription to CINDAS material property databases from CINDAS alone, with four optional years. Not a competitive bid; other firms may respond within 10 days. Location Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Agency: Dept Of Defense · Dept Of The Air Force
Notice type: Special Notice
Set-aside: No set-aside (open to all)
NAICS: 519210
Place of performance: Wright Patterson Afb, OH
Posted: Nov 4, 2026
Response due: Nov 13, 2026
Solicitation number: Not listed

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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, CINDAS, LLC, under the authority of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation RFO 13.106-1(b)(1) (only one source reasonably available) on or about 10 December 2026. The period of performance (PoP) shall be from 01 January 2027 � 31 December 2027. Four one-year options are anticipated that would extend the PoP through 31 December 2031. PSC: 7630 NAICS: 519210 Size Standard: 1,000 employees Subscription name: CINDAS, LLC Databases and Manuals Supplier name: CINDAS, LLC Product description: 12 months of online access to proprietary material properties data available in a suite of five products published by and hosted by CINDAS LLC. This includes Aerospace and High-Performance Alloys Database (AHAD); Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database (TPMD); Microelectronics Packaging Materials Database (MPMD); Structural Alloys Handbook (SAH): and Damage Tolerant Design Handbook (DTDH) Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered: Product characteristics an equal item must meet to be acceptable for award: Vetted and reviewed material property data for hundreds of alloys, emphasizing aerospace and thermodynamics. Demonstrated co-development of database content with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Purdue University. Demonstrated history of availability of one or more alternative databases as print or online resource for more than 10 years. IP authentication to all material subscribed (institutional multi-user, single geographic location subscription). Search function to locate and compare materials in the web portal. All graphical figures and citations of the database entry for each alloy or material must be available within the digital document (object) that stands for that article. Demonstrated substantial updates of database content, year by year. Librarian-accessible usage data for article downloads. 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 10 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 co…

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