Helicopter radios

The United States Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Fire Acquisitions, McClellan, CA, intends to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or service will satisfy agency requirements. The agency intends to award to Dallas Avionics, Inc., 2525 Santa Anna Ave, Dallas, TX. 75228 . Dallas Avionis, Inc. is the exclusive North American distributor for Airborne FM transceiver and Audio product lines manufactured by Technisonic Industries Limited. This acquisition is for replacement of the current system components. By acquiring components from the previous vendor this will prevent having to purchase all new wiring for all components which would result in a much higher cost. The wiring in the new components must match with current equipment for the helicopters. This notice of intent is not a solicitation for competitve proposals.