UASA Single Source Determination_Redacted_.pdf

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SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC).

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value).

The SEFSC and PROP require several small hexacopters designed to search, detect and photograph marine megafauna.

Two model APH-22 and a two model APH-28 will be acquired from Aerial Imaging Systems (AIS) upon completion of this PO with the option to increase quantity with further funding. These units need to be compatible with others being utilized across NOAA as well as being operational under pending restrictive legislation.

1. Aircraft must be seamlessly compatible with existing APH-22 and APH-28 accessories such as RC transmitters, ground stations, battery chargers and FindMe modules being utilized by partners across NOAA.

2. Aircraft must be able to recall prior land-based gyro calibration for flights conducted at sea on a moving platform.

3. Aircraft must be able to track location of the ground station and return to that position when "come home" is activated.

4. Aircraft must have six independent brushless motors for propulsion.

5. Aircraft must have an on board SD card flight recorder and must record all flight information, to a separate log file for each flight, at intervals not less than one second. Additionally, aircraft must record flight information relevant to photogrammetry to a separate, corresponding log file each time the camera is triggered.

6. The included hand-held RC transmitter must be able to display telemetry and warnings transmitted from the aircraft.

7. Aircraft must communicate video, telemetry, and system control status to the ground station. Ground station must support the use of an optional high definition (HD) video receiver to display HD video on both the ground station monitor and compatible 3rd party smart glasses worn by the pilot.

8. In addition to communicating telemetry and warnings to ground station, aircraft must separately communicate telemetry and warnings to the hand-held RC transmitter to allow for redundant telemetry transmission and display.

9. Circuit boards must be coated to protect against exposure to water or heavy mist.

10. The gimbal, laser, radios and camera must be powered by the aircraft’s auxiliary power supply system.

11. Must have a “lost link” feature so that if the connection between the RC unit and the aircraft is lost the aircraft will automatically return to the current location of operation.

12. The aircraft must be capable of flying to pre-determined track lines to enable transect missions.

13. The aircraft must be operable from shore, as well as from moving small boats and larger vessels with features specific to vessel based operations. These include (1) GPS location updates sent from a beacon on the ground station to the aircraft while on a moving platform to allow come home/lost link features to focus on most current location of the mobile ground station (2) ability to recall previous land calibrations (3) when conducting mapping operations the aircraft must track an independent position for the ground station that is separate from the waypoints associated with the transect mission.

14. Ground station must be capable of displaying both analog and HD video, and receiving telemetry data on a separate screen with operational indicator lights that indicate activation of position hold, altitude hold, care free mode, and come home/lost link functions. Also required are audible/visual warnings for low battery (on aircraft and ground station) and lost link.

15. The ground station must include diversity receivers for video and telemetry and display the following telemetry data, at minimum: altitude, battery voltage, distance, heading, waypoint number, flight time, quality of the satellite fix.

16. Telemetry and video transmitters must have a communication range of at least 0.5 miles with no interference to the ground station.

17. Manufacturer's training must be offered

18. Manufacturer must warrant that the products delivered are free of material and workmanship defects. Should the