Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Procurement and Services

Air Combat Command (ACC) Acquisition Management & Integrated Center (AMIC) intents to enter into a sole source contract under the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(I), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Under FAR 6.302-1, AMIC intends to award an Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Cost Reimbursable Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs) to a small business, AeroVironment, Inc. The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 336411, Aircraft Manufacturing with a Business Size Standard as 1,500.

The contractor is required to provide RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), initial spares, training and recurring contractor logistics support for security forces supporting United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Counter Narcotics (CN) efforts.

All concerns must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the U.S. Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. All responses are due no later than (NLT) 11 September 2018 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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