SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System Engineering Services
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NMAN8800-15-01506CM2
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2015
- Point of Contact
- CASEY MCLEAN, Phone: 303-497-4995
- E-Mail Address
-
CASEY.MCLEAN@NOAA.GOV
(CASEY.MCLEAN@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH RAYTHEON/SENSINTEL INC. OF TUCSON, ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF 1 YEAR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES AS WELL AS 2 UNMANNED COYOTE AIRCRAFTS. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS PROPRIETARY TO RAYTHEON/SENSINTEL. RAYTHEON/SENSINTEL IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER OF THE COYOTE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS). THE METEOROLOGICAL PAYLOAD WAS DEVELOPED AND TESTED BY NOAA IN 2014 AND THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO BUILD UPON THE EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH RAYTHEON/SENSINTEL, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UAS. SERVICE WILL BEGIN ON DATE OF AWARD AND GO FOR 1 FULL YEAR. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/MASC/NMAN8800-15-01506CM2/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CENTER, P.O. BOX, 6829, MACDILL AFB, Florida, 33608, United States
- Zip Code: 33608
- Zip Code: 33608
- Record
- SN03762803-W 20150614/150612235046-48aedef2b9e60e88f567cf46b14163ea (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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