THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE AWARD. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The U.S. Geological Survey intends to award a non-competitive firm fixed-price purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to Charles W Wright Consulting located in Tampa, FL for unmanned aerial systems with testing and training for the St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. The period of performance is 09/10/2019 to 03/20/2020. Wright Consulting is the only source to produce equipment compatible for existing drone applications in Government inventory. Wright Consulting holds FAA certification for a UAS Remote Pilot, which is a mandatory need for the testing component of this purchase. As the equipment designer and manufacturer, Wright Consulting has the expertise and equipment schematics required for installation, testing, and training. The NAICS code is 541370. The size standard is $15 Million. Responses may be emailed to Jenna Dunning at
[email protected] no later than 3:30 PM ET, Monday, August 5, 2019. The anticipated award date of the contract is 08/05/2019. System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ is required in accordance with FAR 52.204-7. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive quotes. Therefore, no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, all responsible parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement via email by the time and date specified in this notice that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government. The determination not to compete the contract based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Phone calls will not be accepted in response to this notice. All information submitted should support the offerors capability to provide the items required and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offerors bona fide capability to provide these supplies/services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered.