SPECIAL NOTICE
58 -- Intent to Sole Source - Acoustic Telemetry Fish Tags and Receivers
- Notice Date
- 9/13/2023 11:40:24 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- W07V ENDIST ROCK ISLAND ROCK ISLAND IL 61299-5001 USA
- ZIP Code
- 61299-5001
- Solicitation Number
- W912EK23RTAG2
- Response Due
- 9/15/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/30/2023
- Point of Contact
- Christopher McCabe, Ryan R. Larrison
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.a.mccabe@usace.army.mil, Ryan.R.Larrison@usace.army.mil
(christopher.a.mccabe@usace.army.mil, Ryan.R.Larrison@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Intent to Sole Source:� The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, intends to procure 100 acoustic telemetry fish tags, and 50 acoustic receivers (VR2TX) with transponders, on a sole source basis with HTI-VEMCO USA, Inc. in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold and only one source reasonably available. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, intends to award a commercial firm-fixed-price contract with HTI-VEMCO USA, Inc.� The NAICS code for this procurement is 334511 with a size standard of not to exceed 1,350 employees. PLEASE NOTE: Acoustic telemetry fish tags must be fully compatible with the current VEMCO acoustic receiver arrays.� THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued.� However, any small-business firm that believes it can meet the requirement may give writing notification to the Contracting Officer in the form of a capability statement.� Supporting evidence shall be in sufficient detail that demonstrates the ability to comply with the requirements listed, and must be furnished to the point of contact listed below by September 15, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.� Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will not reimburse for any costs connected with supplying sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements listed.� In order to receive a Government award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/).� Firms must register on a one-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information.� Questions and capability statements should be sent directly to Chris McCabe, Contract Specialist, at christopher.a.mccabe@usace.army.mil. Attachment A � Requirement Specifications USACE � Rock Island District (MVR) requires 100 INNOVASEA (aka HTI-VEMCO USA, Inc.) acoustic telemetry tags to be implanted into White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis), 50 acoustic receivers to be deployed in backwaters studied as part of Pool 12 Overwintering HREP on the Mississippi River, and one active tracking hydrophone/receiver consisting of a VR100-300 receiver, VHTx69 omnidirectional hydrophone, and VH110 directional hydrophone. This equipment will complement a post-project evaluation to gain better insight into fine-scale movement patterns and facilitate a transition to collecting continuous data in focal locations that reduces the labor requirements and improves safety.� Additionally, this will supplement existing telemetry tagged fishes within the Mississippi River where we currently have a large array of VR2 acoustic receivers deployed throughout the Upper Mississippi River.� These additional tags and receivers will allow us to expand our telemetry spatial coverage within existing and new project areas. To the Government�s best knowledge, these specified acoustic telemetry tags are only available through HTI-VEMCO USA, Inc., 711 NE Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98105.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/a34cc86879be449f994c4a11303a9eff/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Rock Island, IL, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06829328-F 20230915/230913230504 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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