U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946

59 -- INSTRUMENTS, CABLES, TRANSDUCERS, MICRO-ULTRASONIC TRANSMITTERS FOR GASTRIC INSERTION IN JUVENILE SALMONIDS AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR UNDERWATER THREE DIMENSIONAL (3-D) HYPERBOLIC ULTRASONIC TRACKING SYSTEMS SOL DACW57-00-Q-0013 POC POC Contract Specialist, Khanida Mote, (503) 808-4607 FAX: 808-4605 USACE, Portland District, Contracting Division, CENWP-CT-S, PO Box 2946, (Zip 97208) / 333 SW 1st Avenue, (Zip 97204) Portland, Oregon . POC: Khanida P. Mote, Contract Specialist, 503-808-4607, Facsimile 503-808-4605, Email -- khanida.mote@cenwp01.usace.army.mil. Offers are due on Thursday, 16 December 1999, at 1:00 p.m., local time. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), using simplified acquisition procedures, small business-small purchase (SB-SP) set-aside, solicitation number DACW57-00-Q-0013. Federal Supply Code (FSC) 6695, Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 3829, Measuring and Controlling Devices; (500 employees). The contractor shall furnish and supply instruments, cables, transducers, micro-ultrasonic transmitters for gastric insertion in juvenile salmonids and engineering support services, for two (2) underwater three dimensional (3-D) hyperbolic ultrasonic tracking systems. One (1) MANDATORY system for use at the Bonneville Dam, and one (1) OPTIONAL system for use at The Dalles Dam. The equipment specified in the contract line items below must be the product of Hydroacoustic Technologies Inc.'s (HTI) or equal. The optional line item may be exercised at the discretion of the Government within 2 (two) weeks after award of the mandatory line item. Both the mandatory line item and optional line item, if exercised, are to be delivered FOB to: Fisheries Engineering Team CRB, c/o Gene Ploskey or Mark Weiland, 458 Evergreen Drive, North Bonneville, WA 98639. Required delivery date for the mandatory line item with its sub-line items, and the optional line item with its sub-line items, (if exercised), is 01 March 2000. LI# 0001, Mandatory (no pricing); LI# 0001AA, 1 each, HTI Model 290 Acoustic Tag Receiver, Ultrasonic receiver capable of supporting up to 16 single channel tracking system tag receiver ports; LI# 0001AB, 16 each, HTI Tag Receiver Port, Individual hydrophone signal conditioning module; LI# 0001AC, 1 each, HTI Model 490 Acoustic Tag Programmer, Inductive micro-transmitter programmer for setting the code, and other features of the tracking system ultrasonic micro-transmitters; LI# 0001AD, 2 each, HTI Model 491 Acoustic Tag Detector, Hydrophone and interface electronics for checking the operation of ultrasonic transmitters following programming; LI# 0001AE, 3 each, HTI Acoustic Tag Software, Software for processing output of the Acoustic Tag Receiver; LI# 0001AF, 16 each, HTI Tracking Baseline Hydrophones, Underwater hydrophones 290 degree hydrophones resonate at 300 Khz; LI# 0001AG, 6 each, HTI Model 690 cable, 250 foot runs of cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0001AH, 14 each, HTI Model 690 Cable, 500 foot runs of cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0001AJ, 6 each, HTI Model 690 Cable, 750 foot runs of cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0001AK, 16 each, HTI Model 698 Armored Cable, 250 foot runs of armored cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0001AL, 400 each, HTI Programmable Ultrasonic Micro-Transmitter, Ultrasonic inductive programmable micro-transmitters suitable for gastric insertion in juvenile salmonids operating frequency 300 kHz. LI# 0001AM, 200 each, HTI Programmable Micro, Ultrasonic inductive programmable micro-transmitters suitable for potting in neutrally buoyant drogues operating frequency 300 kHz; LI# 0001AN, Tracking System Engineering Support Services, provide technical assistance in deployment, and other aspects of installation of the tracking system, in field training of system operation and troubleshooting, 220 hours; LI# 0001AP, 1 Lump Sum, Not to Exceed $10,000.00, Travel and per diem expenses, (in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulation), for Tracking System Engineering Support Services; LI# 0002, Optional (no pricing); LI# 0002AA, 1 each, HTI Model 290 Acoustic Tag Receiver, Ultrasonic receiver capable of supporting up to 16 single channel tracking system tag receiver ports; LI# 0002AB, 16 each, HTI Tag Receiver, Individual hydrophone signal conditioning module; LI# 0002AC, 1 each, HTI Model 490 Acoustic Tag Programmer, Inductive micro-transmitter programmer for setting the code, and other features of the tracking system ultrasonic micro-transmitters; LI# 0002AD, 2 each, HTI Model 491 Acoustic Tag Detector, Hydrophone and interface electronics for checking the operation of ultrasonic transmitters following programming; LI# 0002AE, 3 each, Acoustic Tag Software, Software for processing output of the Acoustic Tag Receiver; LI# 0002AF, 16 each, Tracking Baseline Hydrophones,Underwater hydrophones 290 degree hydrophones resonate at 300 Khz; LI# 0002AG, 6 each, HTI Model 690 cable, 250 foot runs of cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0002AH, 14 each, HTI Model 690 Cable, 500 foot runs of cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0002AJ, 6 each, HTI Model 690 Cable, 750 foot runs of cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 0002AK, 16 each, HTI Model 698 Armored Cable, 250 foot runs of armored cable to connect tracking baseline hydrophones with individual tag receiver ports; LI# 2000AL, 400 each, Programmable Ultrasonic Micro-Transmitter, Ultrasonic inductive programmable micro-transmitters suitable for gastric insertion in juvenile salmonids operating frequency 300 kHz. LI# 0002AM, 200 each, Programmable Micro, Ultrasonic inductive programmable micro-transmitters suitable for potting in neutrally buoyant drogues operating frequency 300 kHz; LI# 0002AN, Tracking System Engineering Support Services, provide technical assistance in deployment, and other aspects of installation of the tracking system, in field training of system operation and troubleshooting, 220 hours; LI# 0002AP, 1 Lump Sum, Not to Exceed $10,000.00, Travel and per diem expenses, (in accordance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulation), for Tracking System Engineering Support Services; The following provisions and clauses and any addenda to the provisions/clauses apply to this acquisition. The provisions and clauses are being incorporated by reference. To access and view full-text of the provisions and clauses, please use the web site address at http://www.arnet.gov/far/ . 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions/clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14, dated 24 September 1999. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer. Offers are due on Thursday, 16 December 1999, at 1:00 p.m., local time. Quotes via facsimile are acceptable. SIC: 3829 Posted 12/10/99 (W-SN407797). (0344)

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