This federal contract award to Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc. is for the provision of a "FISH TAG DETECTOR" product. The award is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a potential value of $164,051.80. The funding agency is the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants. The contract is set aside for small businesses.
Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc. is a veteran-owned, for-profit business that specializes in manufacturing sophisticated telemetry systems for tracking fish, wildlife, and ecological research. Through this and other prime contracts, the company has supplied radio collars, acoustic transmitters and receivers, data loggers, and other equipment to support natural resource management, conservation, and environmental stewardship initiatives across various Department of the Interior bureaus such as Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management. The products delivered under this specific contract will likely be used to further the USGS's mission in monitoring fish and other marine wildlife populations.