Intent to Sole Source - Integration and testing of heated pitot tube to UAS payload
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PMEL-24-0066
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Solvang, California 93463, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), has published a Special Notice indicating its intent to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with Overwatch Aero, LLC for the integration and testing of a heated static-pilot tube into the CloudySky UAS nose cone/payload for cloud studies. The sole source determination is based on Overwatch Aero's unique knowledge of the platform, power distribution, and software interface, which are necessary to ensure successful integration and safe flight conditions.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide an opportunity for other firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 10 days of the publication of this notice. The government will evaluate the responses solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The period of performance for this requirement is from the date of award to June 21, 2024. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice, and the government's decision to conduct a competitive procurement or not is solely within its discretion.
Notice text
***NOAA'S PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH OVERWATCH AERO, LLC. FOR INTEGRATION AND TESTING OF A HEATED STATIC-PILOT TUBE INTO THE CLOUDYSKY UAS NOSE CONE/PAYLOAD FOR CLOUD STUDIES.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT OVERWATCH AERO IS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE CLOUD STUDIES TO BE CONDUCTED BY PMEL DURING THE VANDENBERG2024 UAS FIELD EXPERIMENT. OVERWATCH AERO HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDAGE OF THE PLATFORM, POWER DISTRIBUTION AND SOFTWARE INTERFACE TO ENSURE SUCCESSCESSFUL INTEGRATION AND SAFE FLIGHT CONDITIONS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS REQUIRED FROM AWARDED TO JUNE 21, 2024.
***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 10 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.
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