A16-20230623_SOLE_SOURCE_JUSTIFICATION_1.pdf
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This document is a sole source justification for a contract award. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office requires Echoview hydroacoustic data analysis software to maintain continuity and compatibility among its equipment for mobile hydroacoustics surveys estimating Asian Carp population metrics in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Extensive research found no other software capable of meeting the assessment program's needs. The justification recommends and certifies the sole source award, and is approved and concurred by the contracting officer and chief of contracting office respectively. The related federal contract opportunity is a special notice of intent to sole source award issued by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service.
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A. Description
B. Justification
a. Circumstances
b. Other Capable Sources
c. Barriers to Competition
FWS Form 3-0034 (Rev. 12/2019) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
Acquisitions Operations
C. Recommendation and Certification by Program Office
Based on the above justification, I recommend this acquisition to be conducted using sole source acquisition procedures as specified in FAR Part 13. I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Program / Project Officer
D. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval
Based on the above justification, I hereby certify that the circumstances of this contract action deem only one source reasonably available and approve the use of sole source acquisition procedures for this purchase.
Contracting Officer
E. Concurrence by Chief of Contracting Office (only required for awards exceeding $250K)
I hereby concur that the circumstances of this contract action deem only one source reasonably available.
Chief of Contracting Office
| Agency Requirement: The Carterville FWCO is moving toward a unified stock assessment program for Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers. A key part of this stock assessment program includes mobile hydroacoustics surveys to estimate relative abundance, size distribution, spatial distribution, and biomass of the Asian Carp population. We currently collect data using BioSonics equipment. As we replace our equipment with updated models, we must continue using BioSonics Equipment to ease the transition and ensure compatibility among the hydroaocustic equipment. | |
| Circumstances: An essential part of the USFWS unified assessment program is the continuity and comparability of the data collected among the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Offices (FWCO) and across river basins. Currently, all other USFWS FWCOs in the region, and our partners at USGS that are collecting and analyzing hydroacoustic data, are using the Echoview software package. Additionally, many data processing codes and scripts have already been specifically developed by USFWS fish biologists for analyzong Asian Carp data using the Echoview software, making it the most appropriate selection for the Carterville FWCO. | |
| Other Capable Sources: Extensive research was conducted to find other potential sources that would provide a similar hydroacoustic data analysis software. No sources were found that could provide the specific requirements that are necessary for this assessment program. | |
| Barriers: No other software packages could be found that would meet the needs of this assessment program and analyzing the fisheries data. | |
| 2023-06-23T14:31:15-0500 | |
| MICHAEL THOMAS |
| 2023-07-13T06:33:01-0500 | |
| JOHN SKOGEN |
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