NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONTRACT WITH A SINGLE SOURCE: Planning Technologies, Inc.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy intends to award a single-source contract to Planning Technologies, Inc. (PTI) of Clearwater, FL for the renewal of eTERPS Software License. The procurement is specifically related to software used for obstacle-related determinations, which the FAA is required to conduct under 49 United States Code Sections 44718 & 47101 and Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations parts 77 & 157. PTI's software is proprietary, and the FAA does not own the source code, which justifies the sole-source procurement approach. The contract opportunity is classified under the Custom Computer Programming Services NAICS category (541511) and Information Technology Business Application Software PSC category. All questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing to Contract Specialist Gilbert Park at gilbert.n.park@faa.gov by December 10, 2024.

This pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designations and the contract will not be available for full and open competition. The procurement is exclusively for Planning Technologies, Inc., making them the incumbent and sole potential contractor for this requirement. While specific award values are not disclosed in the notice, the contract involves a software license renewal for the FAA's critical obstacle determination system. The contract appears to be a continuation of an existing software licensing arrangement, with the notice serving to inform the industry of the FAA's intent to proceed with a single-source procurement. The opportunity was posted on December 6, 2024, with a question submission deadline of December 10, 2024, suggesting a relatively rapid procurement timeline.