RFP S-63500-00013990 Notice of Intent to Award_7-24-25.pdf

This document is a Notice of Intent to Award from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) Administrative Services Division for RFP S-63500-00013990, pertaining to Fisher and Grey Fox GPS Collars. ODFW has completed its proposal evaluation and intends to award a Goods and Services Contract to Lotek Wireless Inc., whose proposal was deemed responsive and responsible. The RFP solicits fifteen GPS radio transmitter collars for wildlife research, with specific requirements including store-on-board and remote download capabilities, approximately 80 grams in weight, to be delivered by September 17, 2025, for deployment in October 2025.

The procurement encourages participation from small businesses, particularly those certified by the Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID), including disadvantaged, minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and emerging small businesses. Vendors were evaluated across four key components: references (20 points), costs (30 points), proposed collar specifications (30 points), and product reliability (20 points), with a total possible score of 100 points. The proposal was due on June 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM PST, with an anticipated notice of award date of July 3, 2025, and the preliminary scoring has been posted on OregonBuys. The contract term is anticipated to be four years, with potential for ongoing monthly subscription and airtime fees for the collars.