A16_Sole_Source_Justification_Innovasea_Vemco_BF_1.pdf
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This document contains a sole source justification and notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract to Innovasea Marine Systems, Inc. for the purchase of Vemco VR2W acoustic telemetry receivers, transmitters, and accessories. As the sole developer and manufacturer of these products, Innovasea is the only source considered capable of meeting the requirement. The VR2W receivers will replace damaged units and are used alongside Vemco transmitters as part of an interagency agreement to monitor species on the Upper Sacramento River, benefiting multiple federal agencies. Interested parties may submit statements of capability by January 31, 2024 to the identified contracting officer, but the government will not reimburse any associated costs.
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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).
Instructions: The information in the text boxes are provided as sample language or to indicate a needed fill-in. Sample language should be removed from the final document. All text boxes require information and shall not be left blank.
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
| Text3: Innovasea's Vemco monitoring receivers and coded transmitters are only warranted to operate with Vemco products. All Vemco support services including study advice, data analysis, VR2W Positioning System (VPS) data analysis, false detection analysis, determining foreign ID tag ownership etc., can only be provided to users with datasets generated using the complete Vemco acoustic telemetry system. Vemco receivers and the Vemco acoustic telemetry system are unable to validate nor analyze detection files from other manufacturers’ receivers or transmitters. |
| Text2: Market research was not conducted. Innovasea is the sole developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the Vemco line of acoustic telemetry receivers (including the VR2W 69 kHz model). Acoustic receivers produced by other manufacturers are not compatible with Innovasea 69 kHz technology. The VR2W receivers to be procured are direct replacements for damaged/not repairable VR2W receivers. |
| Text1: Innovasea is the sole developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the Vemco line of acoustic |
telemetry receivers (including the VR2W model), transmitters, receiver upgrades and receiver accessories and all associated software. The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office deploys and recovers Vemco VR2W acoustic receivers every 9-12 months as part of an interagency work agreement with USBR. VR2W receivers are in place year round at established monitoring sites on the Upper Sacramento river. The work conducted with this equipment benefits the USFWS, NMFS, USGS and other agencies. The work has implications for fishery and water management of the multi-billion dollar agriculture-based economy of California's Central Valley.
| Text4: The design of Vemco VR2W receivers and coded transmitters are proprietary. Vemco VR2W receivers and coded transmitters are only produced by Innovasea. | |
| Text6: (Include a statement by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost will be considered fair and reasonable and provide the basis used for this determination. Examples may include the results of the restricted competition, comparison of proposed costs/prices with costs/prices for similar supplies or services, commercial price lists, prior acquisition history, etc.) | |
| 2023-10-17T11:59:08-0700 | |
| WILLIAM POYTRESS |
| 2024-01-31T09:26:47-0500 | |
| WILLIAM FLUHARTY |
Text5: Innovasea is the only producer of VR2W receivers. VR2W receivers can only be purchased from Innovasea. Acoustic receivers produced by other manufacturers are not compatible with Innovasea 69 kHz technology.
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