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Sole Source - Caribou GPS Radio Collar Data Federal contract opportunity
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140L6324Q0044
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Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management

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This document is a Statement of Work (SOW) for a Sole Source contract to provide data processing, storage, and distribution services for 52 GPS-Iridium radio collars used to monitor caribou distribution and range use by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The SOW requires the vendor to be able to download data from the Iridium satellite network and provide data services for the Telonics Inc. GPS-Iridium collar units. The period of performance is a base year from 10/01/2024 to 9/30/2025 with four one-year option periods. The initial order will include 15 new collar units. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), and the BLM intends to award the contract to MetOcean Telematics.

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140L6324Q0044 - Solicitation

STATEMENT OF WORK

GPS-IRIDIUM COLLAR DATA DOWNLOAD AND MANAGEMENT

The BLM Alaska requires services for the upload, storage, and distribution of GPS-Iridium collar data.

The vendor shall provide all labor and equipment associated with GPS-Iridium collar data.

1.0 Background

The BLM Central Yukon Field Office (CYFO) has monitored caribou distribution and range use in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) since the 1980s. This work fulfills agency directives as described in BLM Department Manual 6500. BLM and ADFG use GPS radio collars affixed to individual caribou to conduct this work.

Thirty-seven (37) TGW-4577-4 GPS/Iridium transmitters (“collars”) manufactured by Telonics Inc. were deployed on caribou in 2020. An additional 15 collars will be deployed on caribou in October of 2024.

The collars transmit data to Iridium satellites. Iridium data is stored, managed, and distributed to BLM and ADFG by MetOcean Telematics Inc.

2.0 Objective

The objective of this work is to continue collecting and monitoring caribou location data in cooperation with ADFG.

3.0 Requirements

Telonics Inc. GPS-Iridum collar units use the short burst data (SBD) service on the Iridium satellite network. To receive data from the collars, the vendor must be able to download data from the Iridium network and must offer a data services for this type of Iridium data. The vendor must be partnered with

Telonics Inc.

4.0 Deliverables

Data processing, storage, and distribution services for fifty-two (52) TGW-4577-4 GPS/Iridium radio collars.

Initial activation fee for fifteen (15) new collars will apply to base year only.

Period of performance:

Base Year: 10/01/2024 – 9/30/2025

Option Year 1: 10/01/2025 – 9/30/2026

Option Year 2: 10/01/2026 – 9/30/2027

140L6324Q0044 - Solicitation

Option Year 3: 10/01/2027 – 9/30/2028

Option Year 4: 10/01/2028– 9/30/2029

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