# Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/3430e1da07e24eaaa42cbdd1e723a849

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA4610 30 Cons PK (FA4610)
- NAICS: 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 1550 Drones
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Lompoc, California
- County: Santa Barbara County (FIPS 06083). https://abierto.us/counties/santa-barbara-county-ca-06083
- City: Lompoc. https://abierto.us/cities/lompoc-ca-0642524
- First posted: May 2, 2024
- Last posted: May 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3430e1da07e24eaaa42cbdd1e723a849/view

## Description

SOLE SOURCE/NOTICE OF INTENT The 30th Contracting Squadron, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA 93437, intends to solicit and award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract to AeroVironment, Inc. The action will be executed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Soliciting from a single source not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. See attached redacted Sole Source Justification for additional details. The requirement is to provide the following:

**CLIN 0001:**

**PUMA AE Center Wing CLIN 0002:**

**PUMA AE Left Wing Tip CLIN 0003:** PUMA AE Right Wing Tip This notice of intent is NOT a request for quote or proposal. However, interested parties may submit a narrative describing their capabilities and qualifications to fulfill the requirement via email to conner.sanchez.1@spaceforce.mil with a copy to mitchel.rinehart@spaceforce.mil no later than 9 May 2024 at 1:00PM Pacific Time. Any costs incurred in submitting a capabilities statement will not reimbursed by the Government.

Additionally, the information received will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

## Publications

- May 2, 2024: Special notice, due May 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 3430e1da07e24eaaa42cbdd1e723a849. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3430e1da07e24eaaa42cbdd1e723a849/view

## Points of contact

- Lt Conner Sanchez, conner.sanchez.1@spaceforce.mil
- TSgt Mitchel Rinehart, mitchel.rinehart@spaceforce.mil

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