Unmanned Aricraft System

****NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) with IntelligentUAS LLC to purchase Unmanned AirCraft Systems (UAS). ****The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), has a need to purchase Unmanned Aircraft Systems from IntelligentUAS LLC. The Matrice 210 RTK is the only USA platform with built-in Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS capability, which is required for critical mapping and charting required by NMFS. The system is based on the DJI Matrice 210 RTX USA platform. The DJI produces cameras and sensors that are designed to intergrade into proprietary model aircraft. The American distributor for DJI is IntelligentUAS LLC. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the space and service as described that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.