A16_Single_Source_Justification_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

Lotek Wireless, Inc. transmitters are unique transmitters because they are digitally coded enabling complex code schemes to achieve project objectives and are built in a multitude of sizes and dimensions to attach to specimens. To remain compatible with the equipment our office is currently using we recommend that it is in the best interest of the federal government and the Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office to continue using transmitters produced by Lotek Wireless in order for our receiving equipment from Lotek Wireless Inc to data log the information. Their equipment and service has been superior to other wireless fish and wildlife telemetry sources. The requesting office, Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, currently has an investment greater than $500,000 in receiving equipment manufactured by Lotek Wireless Inc. The requested radio transmitters are not compatible with other manufacturer radio equipment and to switch manufacturers is not prudent and would inflate project costs to the federal government by an unknown amount. We have used their equipment on a variety of fisheries studies over the past 30 years and have determined that radio receivers and transmitters from Lotek Wireless Inc. are of better-quality when compared to others on the market. To remain compatible with the equipment our office is currently using and others throughout Alaska we recommend that it is in the best interest of the federal government and the Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office to continue using transmitters and receiving equipment from Lotek Wireless Inc.

Text5: One of Lotek’s great biotelemetry innovations has been the introduction of the digitally encoded radio tag. This tag transmits a unique numerical code that differentiates it from all other tags, even those transmitting on the exact same frequency. This technology allows a us to track hundreds of subjects on any one frequency greatly improving our study results and sample sizes.

Another significant advance in radio tracking technology has been the miniaturization of Lotek radio tags. Lotek now offers the widest array of sizes for digitally encoded radio tags that are tiny and light enough to be used on fish as small as 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) long. This represents a significant improvement over the radio tags used in the early days of biotelemetry, which required that the transmitters were almost 10 centimeters themselves.