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15 -- PREDATOR ACTD UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND GROUND CONTROL STATION POC Contact, LCDR Donald Hertig, Phone (703)604-0903 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to negotiate a contract with General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Incorporated (GA-ASI), 10130 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92121-1604 for nine (9) Predator Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), three (3) ground control stations, spares, and associated Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Program. As the designer of the Predator ACTD UAV system, GA-ASI is the only source with the technical expertise and information base required to meet the Government's needs within the required timeframe. The statutory authority permitting this sole source procurement is Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 40027-96. (0079)

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