NOTICE 267-052.pdf
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This is a Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase from Mississippi State University (MSU) for the procurement of a Redwire Stalker Block 40 UAV (unmanned aerial system) in fixed configuration. The acquisition is being undertaken in response to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requirement and project award. MSU has been selected by DHS to perform modifications and integration work on this UAS platform to incorporate custom payloads as specified by the government sponsor. The procurement involves a single unit of the specified aircraft system, which represents a systems-of-systems approach designed to support DHS and the broader Homeland Security Enterprise with multi-mission operational capabilities.
The estimated cost of the procurement is $2,086,120.00. MSU justifies the sole source designation on the basis that DHS has already completed its own selection process for this specific platform and has mandated its use for the project. Redwire is identified as the only qualified source due to its exclusive possession of the requisite technical knowledge and integration capabilities necessary to customize the aircraft for the government's specific mission requirements. The vendor selection was driven by DHS sponsorship and prior competitive evaluation conducted at the federal level. MSU is accepting objections to the sole source classification through its Chief Procurement Officer, Jennifer Mayfield, with a requirement that any objector provide detailed documentation demonstrating alternative sources are available. If MSU sustains the sole source determination, the matter may be escalated to the Public Procurement Review Board.
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Mississippi State University Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase
267-052
Mississippi State University anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below.
1. Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description): Redwire, Stalker Block 40 UAV, Fixed
2. Explanation of the need to be fulfilled by this item(s), how is it unique from all other options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:
This UAS system of systems has been selected for use by the Department of Homeland Security who has further solicited modifications to the platform, and awarded contract to MSU for the modification/integration of said system
3. Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible source that can provide the required item(s): Redwire; in addition to having no vendors they possess unique knowledge of the aircraft needed to integrate custom payloads as dictated by the government sponsor of the project.
4. Estimated cost of item(s) and an explanation why the amount to be expended is considered reasonable: $2,086,120.00 this system is the product of years of R&D and is made of cutting edge materials which enable it to perform a wide variety of missions that support the operator and the entire Homeland Security Enterprise.
5. Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine this is the only source and the efforts used to obtain the best possible price: The sponsor (DHS) has specified the use of this UAS for this project and has already completed the selection process which considers costs of these types of systems.
Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:
Jennifer Mayfield, CPPO Director of Procurement Services, Chief Procurement Officer jmayfield@procurement.msstate.edu Subject Line must read “Sole Source Objection”
The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.
If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, MSU determines that the commodity in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then MSU will withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.
If MSU determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then MSU will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. MSU will have the burden of proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.
mailto:jmayfield@procurement.msstate.edu
| Mississippi State University Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase |
| 267-052 |
| Mississippi State University anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the procedures outlined below. |
| 1. Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description): Redwire, Stalker Block 40 UAV, Fixed |
| 2. Explanation of the need to be fulfilled by this item(s), how is it unique from all other options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department: This UAS system of systems has been selected for use by the Department ... |
| 3. Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible source that can provide the required item(s): Redwire; in addition to having no vendors they possess unique knowledge of the aircraft needed to integrate custom pa... |
| 4. Estimated cost of item(s) and an explanation why the amount to be expended is considered reasonable: $2,086,120.00 this system is the product of years of R&D and is made of cutting edge materials which enable it to perform a wide variety of mission... |
| 5. Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine this is the only source and the efforts used to obtain the best possible price: The sponsor (DHS) has specified the use of this UAS for this project and has already completed the selec... |
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