What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking to procure a maintenance renewal for VAPS on a sole source basis from PACE America Inc., with competition limited to authorized distributors. This opportunity is suitable for small businesses that are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) to access Controlled Unclassified Information. Interested contractors should note that the solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website around June 17, 2026, and must ensure their SAM registration is active and compliant to participate.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division at China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis the following: VAPS Maintenance Renewal (Qty 1 LOT). This is Manufacture sole source to PACE America Inc., with competition among authorized distributors. Complete details will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation or Request for Quote (RFQ) will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at http://beta.sam.gov/ on or about 06/17/2026. Please respond to Yvonne Stockwell by email at yvonne.c.stockwell.civ@us.navy.mil.
All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within Contract Opportunities. See the DLIS website for registration details: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx
Going forward, all new entities registering in GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Effective June 11, 2018, entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov to apply only for federal assistance opportunities such as grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. Additionally, Effective June 29, 2018, all non-Federal entities who create or update their registration in SAM.gov, have a notarized letter on file within 30 days of registration. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an "Active" status as the government cannot award to an entity without an "Active" SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate.
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.