NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: ISU 90 Container

Notice of Intent to Sole Source This notice is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 15-day notification. The purpose of this notice is to announce the United States Coast Guard’s intent to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price sole source purchase order with AAR Manufacturing INC. dba AAR Mobility Systems, located at 201 Haynes Street, Cadillac, MI 49601 for the purpose of obtaining replacement Airlift/Helo-lift certifiable ISU containers, to be installed in existing United States Coast Guard aircraft C-130 and C-17 located at the USCG Air Station in Kodiak, AK. The Government intends on purchasing the following items and quantities: One (1) Container, ISU 90 White W/ Cabinets, Dividers, Shelves, and Trays P/N 56602954 One (1) Container, ISU 90 White W/ Cabinets, Dividers, Shelves, Trays, Nets and Straps P/N 56616958 The Government intends to negotiate solely with AAR Manufacturing INC. per FAR 13.106(b)(1), as no other source of supplies will satisfy agency requirements. The AAR Manufacturing INC., dba AAR Mobility Systems ISU containers serves as a standard for multiple aircrafts located throughout the United States Coast Guard. As part of the development of this standard, the ISU containers to be acquired under this action was custom developed to lock directly into military aircraft cargo loading systems (CLS) with the maximum gross weight of 10,000 lbs. ISU’s certified to meet air transportability standards under MIL-HDBK-1791, allowing them to be locked into the CLS without any additional tie-down or pallets. The design has been certified to MIL-STD-209 and MIL-STD-913. No other source would meet Government requirements. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 332439, with a size standard of 500 employees. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations.