Northwest_Marine_Tech_Justification.docx

Supplemental Justification for Purchase of Coded Wire Tags from North West Technology

We required Decimal Coded Wire Tags (CWTs) from Northwest Marine Technology (NMT). We cannot use any other sort of tags because these are the only tags small enough, with a 0.25mm diameter and less than 1.1mm in length. In addition these tags contain specific batch of numbers specifically for our agencies tagging and tracking records which is important for accurate scientific data. Any other tags in the market place are too large. These CWTs have minimal biological impact, have high retention rates over the life of the host, and allows us to maintain standardized records and consistent scientific data.

The CWTs are proprietary, only manufactured and provided by NMT. No other company manufactures anything close to this and no other company has rights to supply the instrument are supplies for the CWts.