T -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH AEROMAP U.S. FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL LABORATORY (NMML). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO CONDUCT LARGE-FORMAT PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEYS OF HARBOR SEALS IN GLACIAL FORDS DURING PERIOD 8/8/04-8/18/04. AEROMAP WON A COMPETITIVE CONTRACT IN 2001 TO CONDUCT PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEYS. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR CONDUCTED PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEYS WITHIN 15 GLACIAL FJORDS IN 2001, IN EIGHT GLACIAL FJORDS IN 2002, AND WITHIN ICY BAY AND DISENCHANTMENT BAY IN LATE 2002. THE SURVEYS REQUIRED BY NMML DO NOT FOLLOW A STANDARD PROTOCOL USED FOR MORE TRADITIONAL AERIAL SURVEYS. AEROMAP HAS DEVELOPED A FLEXIBLE AND DYNAMIC SURVEY PROTOCOL, AND EMPLOYS A NAVIGATION SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES ON-SITE SURVEY DESIGN AND ADJUSTMENT, WHICH NO OTHER VENDOR POSSESSES. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.