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This is a Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) document for the Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office, seeking to purchase 18 Wildlife Computers SPLASH-10 consolidated type telemetry tags for marine mammal research. The specialized tags are designed for deployment on large whales, including sperm whales, to track movement and dive behavior over weeks to months, with a critical mission of assessing long-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marine mammal populations.

The procurement is a sole-source acquisition from Wildlife Computers, Inc., with tags needed by July 1, 2025 for the Sperm Whale Population Consequences of Multiple Stressors (PCOMS) project. The tags are highly specialized, developed through multiple years of research in collaboration with NOAA scientists, and are essential for supporting mandates under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and Oil Pollution Act. Market research confirmed that Wildlife Computers is the only vendor capable of providing tags meeting the specific technical requirements for remote whale tracking and data transmission.