MALET Technical Support and Services ­ FA8620­18­F­2300. This is a presolicitation synopsis. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Medium Altitude UAS Division, AFLCMC/WIIK, intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA­ASI). This effort requires services for government test support for mechanics/technicians for ground test of MALET-B MTS turret, IQE turret and DAS-4 turret. Flight test facility supervisor support is also required to coordinate availability of personnel, support equipment, and schedule. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. GA­ASI is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the Reaper systems and is the only firm that possesses the necessary knowledge, experience and technical data required to perform these efforts. The Government does not own the data rights for the system; therefore, to avoid duplication costs, the Government intends to award the effort pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302­1. For subcontracting opportunities, interested parties may submit appropriate information to Paula Hodgetts at 858­312­3615, or [email protected] at GA­ASI. The National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement action is 336413. Please indicate number of employees relative to the size standard of 1,000 for determination of small business status. Responders shall include their assigned DUNS number and their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

The point of contact for this action is AFLCMC/WIIK, 2530 Loop Road West, Room 144, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433­7101, Attn: Andrew Ross, phone (937) 255­4622, email: [email protected]. The Contracting Officer is Mr. Daniel Nourse, phone (937) 656-4330, email: [email protected]. The AFLCMC Ombudsman for this effort is Col. Kenneth Decker, AFLCMC/AQP, email: [email protected].