Purchase order for the acquisition of Engineering Support for the development of the US Army UEL LOP-AR74-1102 Engine Overhaul Manual in Support of the U. S. Army PM Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

It is the Government's intent to award a firm fixed price purchase order for the acquisition of Engineering Support for the development of the US Army UEL LOP-AR74-1102 Engine Overhaul Manual in Support of the U.S. Army PM Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The period of performance is award of contract through six months. It is anticipated that the solicitation for this requirement will be posted in September 2018, with an award date of October 2018. Based upon market research, this requirement cannot be met by commercial items; therefore, the Government is not using the policies contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12. Authority Cited: Statutory Authority permitting other than Full and Open Competition for this requirement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1(a)(2) entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number or responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for." This acquisition will be sole sourced to UAV Engines Limited (UEL), Norton House, Lynn Lane,
Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 0EA, United Kingdom, CAGE Code U8369. UEL is the only vendor capable of providing these services.
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