NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – Heavy Fuel Wankel Rotary Engine Design and Development

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to solicit and award a sole source contract to Advanced Innovative Engineering (UK) Ltd for the design, development, and delivery of a novel lightweight compact heavy-fuel rotary engine and associated technical data. Key requirements for the engine include an overall system weight under 150 pounds, capability to operate on JP-8 fuel, and a minimum continuous power output of 75 horsepower as detailed in the attached Performance Work Statement. Responses to the Request for Information are due no later than June 23, 2022 and should be emailed to Walker Hare at walker.t.hare.civ@army.mil.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. The NAICS code is 336411 and PSC code is J019. The Army does not intend to use Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for this acquisition and plans to solicit and negotiate solely with Advanced Innovative Engineering (UK) Ltd. The estimated value of the contract is between $5-10 million to be awarded on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis over a three year period beginning in FY2023.