Technical_Specifications_GPS_collars_1.docx
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This document is a Technical Specifications requirement for GPS/Iridium Satellite collars with video cameras to support mule deer disease studies in Wyoming for the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center. The key technical specifications include the ability to store GPS locations for over 13 months and relay them via Iridium, along with over 35 hours of video camera storage, a weight under 1.5kg, and a VHF beacon. Additional requirements include Iridium upload/download capabilities, less than 3% failure rate, a two-year warranty, and remotely modifiable VHF beacon frequencies.
The related federal contract opportunity is a Sources Sought announcement from the USGS, seeking qualified businesses capable of providing the specified GPS collars with video camera option. The NAICS code is 334220 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. Responses are due by 06/06/2024 at 1500 PST and must be submitted via email. The government is conducting market research but is not committed to awarding a contract at this time.
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Technical Specifications
The USGS, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) in Bozeman, Montana, supporting the Ecosystem Mission Area requests a contract GPS/Iridium Satellite collars with a video camera added for mule deer disease studies in Wyoming.
NOROCK scientists provide expertise in wildlife disease research to State and Federal agencies around the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. One disease of particular concern, as also identified by Congressional funding initiatives, is chronic wasting disease, which is correlated with mule deer and white-tailed deer population declines in Wyoming. Deer contact rates within and among species are central to understanding disease transmission and potential management options (e.g. around point sources of anthropogenic food and water), but are labor intensive to directly observe. Video cameras embedded in GPS collars allow researchers for a systematic sampling of contact rates along with the location of those contacts.
Minimum technical specifications for Vertex GPS collars with a camera option and Iridium upload/download:
1. Ability to store hourly GPS locations for >13 months and relay those via the Iridium platform.
2. Video camera with >35 hours of store-on-board non-volatile memory on a remotely determined schedule.
3. Battery power sufficient to accomplish #1 and 2 for 13 months.
4. < 1.5kg in total weight
5. VHF beacon in the 160-175 MHz range
6. (radio-controlled drop-off with timer-controlled back-up capable of being reprogrammed by user without return to factory)
7. Drop-off housed inside battery housing to provide better protection from damage.
8. Collars to be shipped pre-programmed with project programming criteria.
9. Data must be capable of being downloaded directly to Esri software platform, Movebank or other database service using API formatting.
In addition to the video recording option we require:
· Iridium upload and download options for locations and modification of video schedules.
· a less than 3% failure rate which is facilitated by housing electronics in sealed compartments without an O-ring, which sometimes allows for water ingress.
· A two-year warranty on electronic components and replacement of failed equipment that does not depend on having failed equipment returned.
Remotely modifiable VHF beacon frequencies as this helps to avoid any potential conflicts within the Yellowstone region.
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