SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- GSM/GPS tags and related data services to be used to monitor the foraging behavior of Hawaiian monk seals
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, SSMC 3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-16-013
- Archive Date
- 9/18/2016
- Point of Contact
- JULIE WHITAKER, Phone: 808-725-5355
- E-Mail Address
-
julie.whitaker@noaa.gov
(julie.whitaker@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The Government is looking for vendors who can perform the following requirements: •Provide GSM/GPS tags to be used at sea to monitor the foraging behavior of Hawaiian monk seals oGPS quality locations for fine scale geographic movement oDetailed individual dive and haulout data oData transmission via mobile phone GSM to maximum data bandwidth oHousing able to withstand depths of 1800 m oDepth (pressure) resolution ¬¬+/-.5 m at surface, +/-1 m at 500 m o Weight in air <400 g oPowered by Solar or batteries (or combination) oMinimum battery life of 4 months at default settings oUser programmable •Collect transmitted data via the GSM network, filter data, and provide it online for download by the customer. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334290 with a size standard of 750 employees. Interested Contractors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your firm has the capability to meet all these requirements and perform these services. 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or in the SBA's 8(a) program. If your firm is not small, please state that it is a large business. 4) A brief description of your firm's recent past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar requirements. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses shall be provided to Contract Specialist, Julie Whitaker via email at Julie.Whitaker@noaa.gov no later than 10:00 AM (Hawaii Time) on Monday, September 3, 2016.
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- Record
- SN04245227-W 20160831/160829235217-6459e6f98fd56fc512d8662606f9972f (fbodaily.com)
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