Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Simx Vr Medical Simulation
Deadline: 11 Sep 2026
Posting Date: 02 Sep 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 148361482
Document Ref. No.: FA441926Q0052
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
The 97th MDG requires two virtual reality headsets with licensing software to conduct realistic medical training with a wide variety of types of practice from combat lifesaver and first responder.
The 97th MDG intends to make a sole source award to SimX Inc (CAGE: 79S56), due to being the only source capable of providing the proprietary software-based platform for conducting realistic medical training which is compatible with their headset. It is designed for effectiveness in a wide variety of settings and for a wide variety of types of practice, from combat lifesaver and first responder to high acuity in-hospital care. The SimX technology was developed in part with funds from the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The SBIR program is used by the Federal Government to enable the development of technologies with dual use potential within the Government as well as the commercial sector. The SBIR program is competitively selected, and a cost reasonableness assessment is made by US Government contracting officers during selection. Under the Federal SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, this assessment may be relied upon by contracting officers to satisfy the need for competition and serves as a Federal Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC / also known as a "sole source justification"). Additionally, because SimX owns the SBIR Data Rights and patent(s) in the technology, no other company may produce and/or sell the same technology without a license or distribution agreement from SimX.
The proposed contract action for the Government intends to solicit from a single source under the authority of RFO 6.103-1 and 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1). This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists for the requirement.
Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail and with...
Notice ID: fa441926q0052
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the air force
Office: fa4419 97 conf cc
Product Service Code: 6910 - training aids
NAICS Code: 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training
Inactive Dates: sep 26, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
Documents
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