66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT to award sole source contract

Beale AFB CA intends to award a SOLE SOURCE contract under NAICS code 541330 to purchase a pneumatic telescoping mast to support the Global Hawk program. The mast is a requirement for the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) transmit antenna due to the surveyed location and height of the transmit antenna. The mast will be delivered no later than 1 April 2004. The extended mast will be 52 feet tall; have a 200 pound payload capacity; locking collar type; including cable guides, pressure regulator, lock defeat mechanisms, bubble level, non-rotatable base plate, non-rotatable mounting support bracket, top adapter bracket per unit, and mast mounting bracket kit to interface mounting bracket to ISO container. Base tube of mast will be painted green per CARC 383 standard. Contractor must accomplish engineering data. Point of contact is Elisabeth Jones, 530-634-3402 or email [email protected].