SOLICITATION NOTICE
19 -- Sources Sought Electrofishing Retrofit
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336612
— Boat Building
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH PO BOX 25046 204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225-0046 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- G15PS00745
- Response Due
- 8/28/2015
- Archive Date
- 9/12/2015
- Point of Contact
- Beals, Trisha
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Presolicitation Notice is to announce that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to negotiate a contract with Midwest Electrofishing Systems, on a sole-source basis, for the purchase of Electrofishing equipment and Jon Boat retrofit. The USGS has concluded that these services are unique and only available from Midwest Electrofishing Systems. However, if a firm believes it is capable of furnishing these services it may request, (a) a description of specific qualifications the Government requires of the service to meet its minimum need, and (b) the factors the Government will use to evaluate the service information submitted by firms in response to this Notice. Requests for this information may be made to the point-of-contact specified below. In order to be responsive to this Notice, a firm must request the aforementioned information and provide the appropriate capability statement for consideration by 08/16/2015. Responses that do not comply with these procedures will not be considered. Salient Characteristics Jon Boat Electrofishing Unit Specifications: ¿ Customize currently owned Jon Boat for Electrofishing capabilities ¿ All equipment must be removable to allow use of boat for other projects and ease of deploying boat in unconventional areas ¿ lightweight: Total weight less than 650 lbs ¿ Generator ¿Isolated neutral from ground for safety ¿lightweight approximately 100-11Sibs ¿Removable ¿Includes cords and connections to electrofishing unit ¿ Booms ¿Removable ¿lightweight ¿Customized mounts for Jon boat ¿Collapsible anode arrays for minimal space ¿ Boat Modifications ¿Fabrication of front padded safety rail for safety ¿Customized mounts for equipment for maximum safety and effectiveness ¿Extend front platform for safety and effectiveness ¿Paint removed from hull to act as cathode ¿ Control Box Equipment ¿Ability to be effective in ranges of specific conductance common to Missouri ¿ AC power output 0-240 volts, 0-7200 watts ¿ DC power output: 0-1,200 volts, 0-12,000 watts ¿ Continuous and pulsed AC and DC ¿ DC Pulse Rate Adjustment: 1-300 pulses per second ¿Metering of peak watts, volts, amps ¿Automatic voltage range shift for effectiveness ¿Powered with commercially available 240V 60Hz generators ¿Display of overload and/or setting errors and dead short detection ¿Controllable voltage ceiling ¿ Field testing of all equipment and fabrication to ensure safety and effectiveness ¿Training shall be provided to USGS The specifics of the acquisition that permit limiting competition are: The proposed vendor, Midwest Electrofishing Systems, is the only known vendor that can provide the retrofitting the currently owned jon boat with electrofishing capabilities and thus precludes the award to any other vendor. This unit will expand our project capabilities by providing the ability to perform fish bio assessments for projects interested in evaluating stream health, monitoring trends, evaluating bioaccumulation, and evaluating effects of non-point pollution sources. It will reduce transportation and travel costs occurred from borrowing equipment, and will increase our ability to cooperate with state agencies interested in these type of data. All costs associated with providing information as requested by this Notice shall be the responsibility of the responding firm. Contact: Trisha Beals Contracting Officer, USGS Denver Federal Center Box 25046, Mail Stop 204 Denver, CO 80225 tbeals@usgs.gov
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