A16_3-0034_Single_Source_Justification_ATS_revised_1.pdf

FWS Form 3-0034 (Rev. 10/2020) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

1. Description of Need

3. Other Capable Sources

2. Market Research Conducted

Pursuant to FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).

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SINGLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION

(UNDER SAT)

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS

Acquisitions Operations

4. Barriers to Competition

5. Contractor's Qualifications

6. Determination of Fair and Reasonable Cost

7. Recommendation and Certification by Program Office

Based on the above justification, I recommend this acquisition to be conducted using sole source acquisition procedures. I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Program / Project Officer

8. Contracting Officer Certification and Approval: Under SAT

Based on the above justification, I hereby certify and approve the use of sole source acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13 for this purchase.

Contracting Officer

No other manufacturer produces the custom VHF patagial transmitter’s equipment required for tracking and monitoring California condors. Advanced Telemetry Systems, Inc. has developed VHF patagial transmitters unique to California condors in response to researcher/biologists’ request to reduce any chance of causing injury or harm to the condors. No other manufacturer produces the same custom equipment or can refurbish our current stock of VHF patagial transmitters. VHF patagial transmitters manufactured Advanced Telemetry Systems, Inc. are the only VHF patagial transmitter used by all participants in the California Condor Recovery Program.

Text1: The California Condor Recovery Program with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Complex) intensely monitors and manages a wild flock of critically endangered California condors. A critical method Complex biologists use to track condors is radio telemetry using very high frequency (VHF) transmitters attached to condor wings using a patagial piercing. VHF patagial transmitters are required to be as light as possible and properly fit a condor’s wing without hindering or altering the flight ability of the birds. This reduces wear on the condor’s patagial piercing and allows the piercing to be used for longer.

Additionally, VHF patagial transmitters must have a battery life of at least 24 months to transmit. Transmitters must use assigned frequencies between 162.000 - 165.000 MHz. We need the VHF transmitters to use a standard pulse width of 17 milliseconds and pulse rate of 30 ppm. The transmitter also needs the ability to switch into a clear mortality mode (increased pulse rate) after a 8-hour animal motion delay that is reset with any motion.

Text5: Advanced Telemetry Systems, Inc. transmitters are custom made to fit California Condors and are the lightest and most reliable patagial transmitters currently available.

Overall, Advanced Telemetry Systems, Inc., has provided excellent service and is responsive when changes to items are needed.