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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate and award a Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0042121G0005 to Collins Aerospace, 400... The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate and award a Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0042121G0005 to Collins Aerospace, 400 Collins Rd., NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498 to convert a quantity of up to two-hundred thirty-eight (238) RT-1939(C)/ARC radios to RT-1939A(C)/ARC radios for MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Ground Control Stations (GCS). This effort includes the necessary programmatic and technical support for the on-site conversions, henceforth referred to as “the conversions,” at Creech AFB, Nevada; Holloman AFB, New Mexico; Cannon AFB, New Mexico; Poway, California; March ARB, California; and Handcock Field, Syracuse, New York. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole-source basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Collins Aerospace is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of both the hardware and software of the TACAN Systems. The Government does not possess adequate data or the rights necessary to competitively award this requirement. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to fund the development or qualification of other sources for fulfilling this requirement. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. All inquiries and concerns shall be addressed via email to Dawn Scher at dawn.r.scher.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 24 February 2023 4:30pm eastern time. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.