SPECIAL NOTICE
20 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 7/10/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Rgn 3 5600 American Blvd West Suite Bloomington MN 55437-1458 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- F15PS00794
- Point of Contact
- Bashizi, Chantal
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, Bloomington, MN intends to award a sole source firm fixed price order under authority of FAR 6.302-1, Other than Full and Open Competition procedures, and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition procedures to BioSonics, Inc., Seattle, Washington. This requirement is for a purchase of DT-X Autonomous Submersible Echosounder supplied by BioSonics Inc. R3, Ashland FWCO is working with researchers from USGS Great Lakes Science Center, USEPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division, and several state DNR agencies on several projects to study and quantify the lower trophic level fishes of Lake Superior. In addition Ashland FWCO is researching new and innovative sampling gears for use in the early detection and monitoring of aquatic invasive species in Lake Superior. The purchase of a DT-X Autonomous Submersible Echosounder manufactured by BioSonics, Inc. will allow us to efficiently and effectively quantify the existing native forage fishes of the Lake Superior, improve early detection and spatial/temporal monitoring efforts of aquatic invasive species; species whose extent and distributions are difficult to quantify using conventional sampling gears due to the vastness of Lake Superior. Several of our partner agencies currently operate echosounders manufactured by BioSonics, Inc. It is critical that we purchase similar equipment since it will allow our data collection to be compatible and comparable with that of our partners. In addition, we will have the opportunity to share equipment, expertise, knowledge with our partners which will facilitate easy collaboration. The North American Industry classification (NAICS) code is 334511, and the size standard is 750 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, firms with expressed interest and capability are encouraged to respond. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. /.
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