SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2004
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-WASC-4-1217
- Response Due
- 8/16/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2004
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (206) 526-6226, Fax (206) 526-6025,
- E-Mail Address
-
randal.w.brown@noaa.gov
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION (DIGITAL) FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A PASS-ACTIVE PIT TAG. A PASSIVE-ACTIVE TAG NEEDS TO OPERATE AS BOTH A RADIO TAG AND AS A PASSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPONDER (PIT) TAG THAT WILL ALLOW INTERROGATION OF TAGGED FISH IN SPILLWAYS AND TURBINE INTAKES. THIS TAG WILL BE DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE AS IT PASSES THROUGH A SPILLWAY OR TURBINE AND SEND AN IDENTIFYING SIGNAL, THEN WILL TURN ITSELF OFF IN ORDER TO SAVE BATTERY LIFE FOR THE NEXT DAM PASSAGE ON-OFF FEVENT. A SPECIALIZED RADIO RECEIVER WILL BE PART OF THIS EFFORT AND INCORPORATED INTO THE NEW GENERATION OF PIT TAG TRANSCEIVERS. THE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION CYCLE FOR THE NEW TAG DESCRIBED ARE ON A CRITICAL TIME PATH AS ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SAVE ENDANGERED FISH STOCKS. DIGITAL HAS DEVELOPED SIMILAR TAGS AND RECEIVERS FOR NMFS. AWARD TO ANY OTHER VENDOR WOULD REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE DUPLICATION OF EFFORT, ADDITIONAL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND TIME IN ESTABLISHING NEW SOURCE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THIS WORK. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Record
- SN00632756-W 20040731/040729211738 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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