SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION INNOVASEA_signed.pdf

NFFKHC40-20-03066

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106‐1(b)(1))

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and Chesapeake Bay Program Office.

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). Acoustic receivers and associated support equipment. Estimated value is $82,436.00

The National Marine Fisheries Service, Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) plans to deploy a sixteen node fish tag receiver array in the southern Chesapeake Bay. The array is design to track a variety of fish species, and to make that data available to the Mid‐Atlantic Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (MATOS).

Over ninety percent (90%) of fish tags deployed within the MATOS system are manufactured by VEMCO. The only equipment that can read VEMCO fish tags is also produced by VEMCO. In order to be able to acquire the data, the NCBO will be required to deploy acoustic receivers manufactured by VEMCO.

The single source provider of VEMCO equipment is Innovasea.

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.

Innovasea 20 Angus Morton Drive Bedford, Nova Scotia Canada B4B 0L9T Tel: (902) 450-1700 Fax: (902) 450-1704

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

□ Only one source is capable

Innovasea is the only source of VEMCO Acoustic Receivers used to communicate with VEMCO fish tags. Without the use of VEMCO receivers, the NCBO would be unable to deploy the Fish Tag Data Array, and share that data with its MATOS Partners.

5. Market Research.

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Verified with INNOVASEA is the single US supplier of VEMCO Fish Tag Acoustic receivers and associated equipment.

6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

William Bradley Date

IT Program Manager

7. Determination

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Joseph Feibel, Date Contracting Officer

8. Approval

This justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief

Carrie Selberg Date Director, Office of Habitat Conservation