--Remote Sensing Missions

The U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, Environmental Laboratory intends to award a sole source contract to Lawson Aviation Services, Inc., (LAS) for the management, coordination, scheduling, and flying of Government scheduled airborne remote sensing missions using FAA approved Piper Saratoga fixed-wing aircraft with the Government's mounted FLIR sensor system to various designated sites in the United States. LAS is the only source that can provide a fix ed-wing aircraft that has been certified and retrofitted for the FLIR developed gimbal-based sensor system. LAS is the only source that has a modified/certified Saratoga aircraft which accommodates a special mount for outside deployment of the gimbal-base d sensor system and cabling to operate the sensor systems using the aircraft's power system. A firm fixed-price contract is contemplated with Lawson Aviation Services, Inc. It is intended that this contrct shall be negotiated pursuant to 10 USC 2304 (c)( 1). This is not a request for proposals. Inquiries concerning this procurement should be submitted in writing within 5 calendar days from date of this announcement.