SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- 66--30 MAMMAL COLLARS/MNTHLY DATA PLANS
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2021 8:37:43 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- OFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS SACRAMENTO CA 95819 USA
- ZIP Code
- 95819
- Solicitation Number
- 140G0321Q0206
- Response Due
- 9/10/2021 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/25/2021
- Point of Contact
- Allan-Loucks, Dana, Phone: 916-278-9344
- E-Mail Address
-
dallan-loucks@usgs.gov
(dallan-loucks@usgs.gov)
- Description
- Notice of Intent This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to award a purchase order to Cellular Tracking Technologies, LLC (CTT), Rio Grande, NJ for GPS mammal collars as described in the attached Salient Characteristics. Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. CTT is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who can provide GPS mammal collars that meet the government's minimum salient characteristics. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS code for this action is 334220, Radio & Television Broadcasting & Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to dallan-loucks@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 09/10/2021 1500 ES. Responses submitted by hardcopy shall not be accepted or considered. Salient Characteristics: Desert Kit Fox Monitoring in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts The desert kit fox has the potential to be adversely affected by renewable energy development in the Mojave and Colorado/Sonoran Desert regions of southern California. Better understanding of kit fox movements and spatial use near development will help to achieve conservation goals for this species in California. USGS plans to conduct research to evaluate movement behavior of desert kit foxes. USGS plans to capture up to 30 desert kit foxes in southern California and to tag them with GPS-cellular telemetry devices. These devices must contain the following: � Mammal collar with attached GPS unit � Collar composed of durable material, such as leather � Ability to obtain GPS data at user-defined intervals � Ability to collect at least 3 locations during a 24-hour period with a battery life of at least 1 year � No external antennas � Ability to transmit data over the GSM (cellular) network � Monthly data plan with a duration of at least 1 year � Ability to access data via a web-based user interface or via automated download (API key available) � Full device must be lightweight (<75 g) � Ability to program a geofence. When the animal is inside the geofence, i.e., a pre-defined area with known cellular service, only then will the collar attempt to transmit the GPS data. � Predictable GPS data collection rate (GPS frequency is not a function of battery voltage) � Ability to reprogram the collar over the air, after deployment on the fox � No more than 12-week lead time on orders � Ability to obtain references or performance metrics from past work with collars placed on small mammals, such as kit foxes
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- Record
- SN06117213-F 20210902/210831230116 (samdaily.us)
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