66--XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle

The United States Military Academy intends to award a sole source purchase order to iRobot Corporation for the procurement of one XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) reconnaissance robot. This acquisition, valued at approximately $150,000, is funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OSD ASD (R&E)) and supports the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the U.S. Military Academy. The award is justified under statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), which permits non-competitive procedures when only one responsible source can fulfill the agency's requirements. The contract falls under NAICS code 334511 with a size standard of 750 employees, recognizing the category of electronic instrument manufacturing. This notice is not a solicitation or request for quotations but rather a formal announcement of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source award without full and open competition. The government retains discretion to compete the requirement if responses to this notice warrant it; however, no formal solicitation will be issued. The procurement is managed by the W6QM Micc-west Point office of the Department of Defense, headquartered in West Point, New York.