SPECIAL NOTICE
67 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334419
— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, SSMC 3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- ABL-18068
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2018
- Point of Contact
- Suzanne Johnston, Phone: 907-789-6061
- E-Mail Address
-
suzanne.johnston@noaa.gov
(suzanne.johnston@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- ****NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratories, Juneau, Alaska, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with Aerial Imaging Solutions LLC to purchase an APH-22 hexacopter System with a ground Station. ****The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), need to purchase an APH-22 hexacopter System with a ground Station.. The system must be completely compatible with the electronics and support equipment currently in the NOAA fleet 11 APH-22 aircraft. The APH-22 hexacopter is compatible with the existing APH-22 ground stations and are the only ones able to communicate video, telemetry and system control status in the same format. It is critical that the equipment be interchangeable and accessible to all programs within AFSC needing to use the equipment. With the current APH-22's on hand, as well as all of the existing replacement parts, extra batteries, and extra radio controllers it is critical that there are exact systems to quickly repair or replace items in the event of a failure in the field. Also, The Aerial Imaging solutions aircraft come with unique proprietary software. The sampling software utilized by AIS and the APH-22 that controls the imaging system is the only one that will work with the existing applications. Also this aircraft that Aerial Imaging Solutions has written the proprietary firmware now provided with the flight controller and navigation controller boards that enable these systems to operate from shore, or from boats or ships. In addition the gimbals and laser altimeter interface are unique to Aerial Imaging solutions aircraft. The cetacean research that Auke Bay Laboratories is conducting is undertaken from small vessels in remote locations and often times harsh or extreme weather conditions. There are no other vendors making consumer level aircraft for the marine environment usage that meet these specific mission requirements for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the items as described that fully meets 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/NMFSJJ/ABL-18068/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 17109 Pt. Lena Loop Road, Juneau, Alaska, 99801, United States
- Zip Code: 99801
- Zip Code: 99801
- Record
- SN04897503-W 20180425/180423230514-d8d6a41383c6ad91e8b674916836ae40 (fbodaily.com)
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