NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER - UAS repair work

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER

1. Date: September 11, 2023
2. Year: FY 2023
3. Contracting Office ZIP Code:  20593
4. Product or Service Code: 1550 Unmanned Aircraft.
5. Contracting Office Address: CG-9123, USCG Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington DC 20593
6. Subject: Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order
7. Proposed Solicitation Number: 70Z02323QRD0PR086
8. Closing Response Date: Thursday August 21, 2023.
9. Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Ms. Anastasia Freddino, Contracting Specialist, at Anastasia.M.Freddino@uscg.mil and Ms. Kiemisha Sweetney, Contracting Officer, at Kiemisha.A.Sweetnry@uscg.mil
10. Contract Award Dollar Amount: Below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
11. Line Item Number: 0001
12. Contractor: AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Simi Valley, CA. UEI: PN69XPUMA243
13. Description:

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center (RDC) intends to solicit and award a sole-source, fixed price, Purchase Order to: AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Simi Valley, California. UEI: PN69XPUMA243. With the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) : 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. Product Service Code (PSC):  1550 Unmanned Aircraft. The proposed solicitation number 70Z02323QRD0PR086 is assigned for tracking purposes. 

Description of the requirement: The United States Coast Guard maintains and operates multiple Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Recently, avionics, which are outside of the OEM warranty period, have failed and need repair so that the Pumas can return to operational status. The components that need to be repaired are proprietary avionics components that require proprietary software to run and operate.  AeroVironment does not maintain a support network nor warranty centers run by other contractors.  All warranty and repair work for OEM avionics is done by AeroVironment directly.  

The estimated value of this procurement is less than the SAP threshold. Therefore, it has been determined to be in the best interest of the government to award a sole source Purchase Order to AeroVironment, Inc.

No solicitation package will be issued on SAM.gov.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  However, all responsible sources may submit a capabilities statement demonstrating the capability to repair the need repair so that the Pumas can return to operational status, with original manufacturer.  All capabilities statements should be sent to the joint attention of Ms. Anastasia Freddino, Contracting Specialist, at Anastasia.M.Freddino@uscg.mil and Ms. Kiemisha Sweetney, Contracting Officer, at Kiemisha.A.Sweetnry@uscg.mil with70Z02323QRD0PR086 in the subject line, no later than noon, EST., Monday August 18, 2023. Only capability statements received before the stated deadline will be considered by the agency. Information received will be solely considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurement(s).  To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered with the Systems for Acquisition Management (SAM):www.sam.gov.

This notice shall not be construed as a promise to contract or a commitment of any kind.  This information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract or contracts.  The Government is not responsible for any cost incurred by industry in responding to this notice.  A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

       14.  Place of Contract Performance: Simi Valley, CA

       15.  Set-aside Status: 334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, ANDPlace NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING, Size standard employees 1250, small business: Y