The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with AeroVironment Inc. for two (2) Puma Ground Control Assembly’s for the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) located at MacDill AFB, FL.  A Sources Sought notice was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on June 13, 2014 and closed on July 30, 2014. No responses were received.  Justification for Sole Source  NOAA’s AOC routinely utilizes the RQ-20 Puma AE DDL unmanned aerial system. The Ground Control Station is used to maintain positive command and control for the RQ-20 Puma AE DDL and to collect data in environments that are difficult for manned aircraft to access. The requested item is manufactured solely by AeroVironment Inc.

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