Notice of Intent to Sole-Source Award for the Universal Avionics Kapture Golden Chassisview on SAM.gov

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. FURTHER, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a Sources Sought Notice with the intent to award a sole source award to APS Aerospace under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 based on APS Aerospace's unique technical qualifications as the only manufacturer and provider of the Universal Avionics Kapture Golden Chassis as described below. Notice is provided as information to the marketplace, market research, and is an invitation for any other qualified companies to express their interest in and demonstrate their capability to provide the equipment/software that performs the required functions. Background The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in the other modes of transportation—railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space. We determine the probable causes of the accidents and events we investigate and issue safety recommendations aimed at preventing future occurrences. In addition, we conduct transportation safety research studies and offer information and other assistance to family members and survivors for each accident or event we investigate. We also serve as the appellate authority for enforcement actions involving aviation and mariner certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and US Coast Guard, and we adjudicate appeals of civil penalty actions taken by the FAA. The NTSB's Office of Research and Engineering, Vehicle Recorder Division (RE-40) requires the capability to download data from a variety of vehicle recording devices, especially flight data recorders (FDR) and cockpit voice recorders (CVR) from aircraft involved in aviation accidents. These systems require proprietary hardware and software from the manufacturer to download data. The Universal Avionics Kapture download equipment is designed and manufactured by APS Aerospace and is required to download data from undamaged and damaged Universal Avionics Kapture recorders recovered from aircraft involved in accidents investigated by the NTSB. The APS Aerospace product is proprietary and is not sold through any third-party resellers nor is it available for purchase through any government-wide acquisition vehicles. No other commercially available products are available currently that provide the same functionality. The APS Aerospace Universal Avionics Kapture golden chassis and download equipment are considered the definitive method of downloading data from Kapture recorder among industry professionals. Required Capabilities The NTSB requires the Universal Avionics Kapture Golden Chassis. Sources capable of fully satisfying the above requirements are invited to su…