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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: is not is required copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7.ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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The purpose of this amendment is to provide a question and answer document.

Period of Performance: 07/01/2026 to

06/30/2031

PASSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPONDERS (PIT)

TAGS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT

Solicitation 140R4026R0003

Amendment 2

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

UPPER COLORADO BASIN

140R4026R0003 Passive Integrated Transponders (Pit) Tags and Related Equipment IDIQ

This Solicitation is posted with the intent to award up to 2 Large business and up to 3 small businesses. This utilizes FAR 19.112 Reserves.

Solicitation Closing Date: Tuesday June 2, 2026 Solicitation Closing Time: 14:00 (2:00 PM) Mountain Time

The purpose of this amendment is to provide questions and answers

Inquiries regarding this Solicitation should be made electronically to:

Mr. Russell Oaks, Contract Specialist

E-mail: russell_oaks@ios.doi.gov

All correspondence regarding this Solicitation should reference Solicitation No. 140R4026R0003- Passive Integrated Transponders (Pit) Tags and Related Equipment in the subject line.

DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: Questions must be submitted to the Contract Specialist at least 5 business days prior to the closing date/time. Any questions submitted after the deadline will not be answered.

***Please read the Instructions and requirement section (52.212-2) carefully for submission and testing procedures.

Vendors are required to test their pit tags at a facility of their choosing, with a government representative present. See attachment 3 – Pit Tag Testing Protocol 2026.04.16

*** Pit Tag testing will be conducted after proposal submission during the evaluation phase. Contractors are responsible for initiating and coordinating all testing arrangements.

Within one week of the proposal due date, contractors shall contact the designated government representative, Russ Oaks, to schedule the testing appointment and provide the location where testing will occur.

mailto:russell_oaks@ios.doi.gov

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: is not is required copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7.ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

PAGE

6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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Contractor

The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers to sign this document and return

Lisa Laughbon

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Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region Regional Office 125 South State Street, Room 8100 Salt Lake City UT 84138

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGES

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(B)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

(A)

QUANTITY

(C)

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

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The purpose of this amendment is to provide a question and answer document.

Period of Performance: 07/01/2026 to

06/30/2031

Amendment 2 Pit Tag Testing Protocol

General Instructions:

For each test, the specified sample size of 12mm tags will be randomly selected by the Government Employee present from a batch of 1,000 tags provided by the vendor.

Q: Will the Government accept the established PTAGIS physical tolerances (average length < 12.7 mm and diameter < 2.14 mm) in place of the stricter Protocol thresholds, and will the “favorable consideration” language for tags ≤ 12.5 mm and ≤ 0.115 g be removed or revised since currently deployed tags do not meet those limits?

A:The physical tolerance is changed for the length to ≤12.7 mm. Anything over this length will fail. The physical tolerance is changed for the diameter to ≤2.14 mm. Anything over this will fail. All tags must fit into the bore of a standard 12-gauge or smaller needle of the testing shall stop.

Q: Please confirm the required sample size is 200 tags. We already possess comprehensive electrical performance data (turn-on voltage, resonant frequency, bandwidth, and modulation) for our tags from internal manufacturing certification and the 2024 PSMFC/PTAGIS BPA testing. Must this testing be re-performed in the presence of Government personnel using the Biomark IS1001 reader, or can we submit certified existing data with a formal attestation of compliance?

A: Sample size for section 2 in the testing Protocol is 200 tags randomly chosen from 1000 tags provided by the vendor

Results from the PTAGIS/PSMFC/BPA testing will not be accepted due to length of time since those results have been published.

Q: Will the Government provide the required test equipment/setup for the Interfering Distance Test or, alternatively, permit vendors to use the established PTAGIS “Two-same-tag grouping/proximity” methodology, given that the Protocol lacks sufficient detail and the custom fabrication required to replicate it as written is not feasible within the solicitation timeline?

A: This testing requirement is removed.

Q: The Protocol specifies testing at 0°, 45°, and 66° orientations but only provides passing criteria for 0° (8”) and 45° (6”) at 10% noise. Please provide the minimum read distance requirement for the 66° orientation (noted as the most difficult).

A: 66° orientation requirement has been removed.

Q: There appears to be an inconsistency in the Protocol: the Method references ~25 ft/sec, while the Passing Requirement references 12 m/s (≈39.4 ft/sec) at 10% noise.

Please clarify the exact speed and noise parameters required for acceptance.

A: Tags passed through a 12-inch shielded antenna at high rate of speed (12 m/sec).

Q: Will the Government accept full ICAR compliance and certification—ensuring unique, traceable ISO-11784/11785 identification—in lieu of requiring a dedicated manufacturer-specific prefix, given that the 900-series ICAR-recognized code is valid, PTAGIS-accepted, and its exclusion may unnecessarily restrict competition?

A: We will remove the verbiage in parenthesis (no generic prefixes e.g. 900 decimal or 384 hexadecimal) under 8, 9, 12 mm FDX and HDX Tags in the Specification Requirement section. The government will require the tags to have a Manufacturer Code. The purpose of the task mask program in the Columbia River Basin is to differentiate between manufacturers. This is required because if you do not account for various tag types/performance you are violating statistical assumptions. This also serves to ensure that tags are compatible and optimized with existing infrastructure (i.e. IS1001 systems).

Given that the Colorado River Basin does not have a tag mask program, it is necessary that the awardee have a unique manufacturer 3-digit prefix to differentiate in the event that other manufacturer tags make it into the basin and are detected on infrastructure.

Additionally, because this is a DOI-wide contract, tags must be compatible with Columbia River Basin specifications, which require tag mask codes.

Q: Use of 2024 BPA/PSMFC/PTAGIS Testing Results?

A: All vendors must complete full testing as outlined in the Protocol, with Government-witnessed verification of both physical and electronic performance. This ensures a uniform and defensible evaluation process across all offerors and aligns with the Government’s obligation to maintain fairness, transparency, and technical integrity in source selection.

*** Pit Tag testing will be conducted after proposal submission during the evaluation phase.

Contractors are responsible for initiating and coordinating all testing arrangements.

Within one week of the proposal due date, contractors shall contact the designated government representative, Russ Oaks, to schedule the testing appointment and provide the location where testing will occur.

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110