Unmanned Aerial System Equipment

Added: Apr 25, 2016 7:59 am NASA/LARC has a requirement for Unmanned Aerial System (Tempest) including all air and ground support equipment.
NASA/LARC intends to purchase the items from UASUSA. UASUSA has previously provided NASA LaRC with this equipment and baseline flight parameters, as well as our existing data, have been modeled around it. It is important that the new UAS be of the same comparable model so as not to impact out current data and project. It would take substantial duplication of resources and time for another source to provide the required equipment and this additional expense is not expected to be recovered through competition.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:000 p.m. local time on 05/02/2016. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.