SPECIAL NOTICE
16 -- Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541360
— Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, VICKSBURG, Mississippi, 39180-6199, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W9132V16T0003
- Point of Contact
- Andrea D. Knowles,
- E-Mail Address
-
Andrea.D.Knowles@usace.army.mil
(Andrea.D.Knowles@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The US Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Caron East, Inc (Cage Code 099E8) for a small Unmanned Airborne Systems (sUAS), pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Soliciting from a single source.ERDC-GRL has a requirement to procure one (1) sUAS with, at a minimum, the following salient characteristics: 1. Must be a Hand launched aircraft 2. Spare components included in deployment kit 3. Aircraft weight < 1.5 kg 4. UAS operates in Auto and Assist modes 5. Flight duration > 50 min 6. PC and Android based mission planning application 7. Achieve long track image overlap of 80% with Tail wind of 15mph 8. Ability to support multiple command and control frequencies 9. Command and control link up to 12 km 10. Ability to continue mission in lost-link mode - automated return home 11. Aircraft should tolerate rough surface landing (unimproved surfaces, gravel) 12. Aircraft should tolerate impacting obstacles (brush, etc.on landing approach 13. EO system of 16 megapixels or larger, support to RAW and JPEG formats 14. Camera triggering rate > 4 Hz 15. Ability to support pixel resolutions to < 2 cm 16. Ability to support wind conditions of up to 40 mph 17. Height above take off location (MSL) up to 700 m 18. Single-man field portable system (backpack) Carson East Inc. has been identified as the only source offering a product that meets all of the required specifications. Due to the nature of the research that the sUAS will be used for it is imperative that all of the minimum specifications are met. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 336411, which has a size standard of 750 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 09:00 AM EST, 8 February 2016 to andrea.d.knowles@usace.army.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Note: In order to be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/329/W9132V16T0003/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7710 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22315, United States
- Zip Code: 22315
- Zip Code: 22315
- Record
- SN04007244-W 20160204/160202234430-460e906846c59af95d406e3621cabfc3 (fbodaily.com)
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