False Color Infrared Photography

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 4 - CGS, Atlanta, Georgia intends to negotiate a sole source procurement, in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 and 41 USC 253 (c) (1). The intent is to solicit a single source for the Procurement of false color infrared photography. USFWS intent is to sole source the requirement to AeroMetric, Inc. Sheboygan, WI. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541360, size standard $4.5m. The purpose of this procurement is to support a fire damage assessment of the Pains Bay Fire on the Alligator River NWR. This contract must be implemented as soon as possible to evaluate actual and potential long-term post-fire impacts to natural resources. It is the Government's belief that AeroMetric, Inc. can only meet this requirement because they produced the digital imagery for the 2010 North Carolina statewide mapping project for color photography. AeroMetric has the data to convert the imagery to false color infrared. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NEITHER A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION NOR A FORMAL SOLICITATION OF OFFERS. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing to the e-mail address stated herein, Attn: Artela Jacobs. Inquiries to this notice must be received by 10:00 am local time on August 19, 2011. Please include your name, point of contact, address, area code, telephone number and facsimile number. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Inquiries can be e-mailed to [email protected]. As a result of evaluating responses to this letter of intent, the Contracting Officer may determine that the action may be competed. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.