SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- ACOUSTIC TAG RECEIVER
- Notice Date
- 4/10/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH<br />PO BOX 25046<br />204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER<br />DENVER<br />CO<br />80225-0046<br />US<br />
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0219Q0076
- Response Due
- 4/16/2019
- Archive Date
- 5/1/2019
- Point of Contact
- Wilson, Mary
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Interior, US Geological Survey (USGS) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for the potential need for the purchase of acoustic tags. The U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center requires a telemetry positioning system for the precise location and positioning of implanted miniature acoustic transmitters in carp. The system must be able to reliably resolve the identity and location of multiple transmitters, operating simultaneously at high burst rates in close proximity, to resolve individual and group behaviors. The system will be installed and used in pond mesocosms. The system must have demonstrated capability to perform in controlled mesocosms producing precise data identifying fish location, depth, movement, and schooling behavior over a period ranging from one to six weeks. System must include receiver cable of integrating at least 16 hydrophones, 16 hydrophone with 250 to 500 feet of cable, an integrating pc-based operating and data storage system and all interface cables, and systems for activating and detecting activated transmitters. Transmitters must interface with the model 290 series receiver and be capable of sending burst signals every 3 seconds with a battery life no less than 90 days. Requirement for Acoustic Tag Tracking System: 1) Acoustic receiver capable of detecting, identifying, and precisely resolving the position (1-2 meter or better) of more than 20 transmitters operating simultaneously at high burst rates (<15 sec.), assuming optimal hydrophone arrangement with minimal loss of data due to interference or code collision; 2) Acoustic receiver capable of detecting signals from a minimum of 16 hydrophones with the ability to integrate receivers to monitor additional hydrophones with future system expansion; 3) Acoustic receiver and transmitters operating in the frequency range of greater than 300 kHz and less than 400 kHz. 4) Detect and resolve individually coded and identifiable acoustic transmitters; 5) Field replaceable hydrophone elements that can be detached from receiver cabling; 6) Hydrophones capable of operating with cable lengths out to 500 meters minimum; 7.) Provide a Windows PC-based interface to allow operation of the device, and remotely capture and store detection data. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334220. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential ability to meet this requirement, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 4:00 PM CST on April 16, 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to bwilson@usgs.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Beth Wilson at bwilson@usgs.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-APR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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