SoleSource_2022.pdf
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- Sole Source Telemetry Tags
- Solicitation number
- S-63500-00002384
- Issued by
- Lake County, Oregon
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This document is a Sole Source Justification from Innovasea, the sole developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the Vemco line of acoustic telemetry receivers, transmitters, and associated software. Innovasea states that Vemco products use proprietary technology and coding techniques that are not based on an open standard, and that the Vemco tag ID database, which is critical to the successful operation of Vemco acoustic telemetry studies, is solely owned and accessible by Innovasea. Innovasea also notes that Vemco products are only warranted to operate with other Vemco products, and that Innovasea is the sole provider of repairs and support services. This sole source justification is related to a state and local contract opportunity in Oregon, where the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Marine Resources Program conducts research projects using Vemco/Innovasea acoustic telemetry equipment, and the sole source designation will remain in effect for up to 5 years, covering the jurisdictions of Lincoln County and Newberg City.
The pricing terms, set asides, and funding requirements are not explicitly stated in the document. However, it indicates that the use of non-Vemco/Innovasea products may interfere with ongoing research studies and threaten the integrity of the acoustic telemetry system, which is the primary justification for the sole source designation.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| OregonBuys_RegistrationGuide~5.pdf | ||
| Purchase_Order TC~10.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| ITB 02385 Attachment_A - Sample Contract and SOW -Final.pdf | ||
| Sole Source Determination js abl.pdf | ||
| Telemetry Tags Notice of Intent to Award.doc.pdf |
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January 1, 2022
Sole Source Justification
Dear Customer, This is to confirm that the following statements are true.
1. Innovasea is the sole developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the Vemco line of acoustic telemetry receivers, transmitters, receiver upgrades and receiver accessories and all associated software.
2. Vemco coded transmitters and monitoring receivers use Innovasea owned proprietary technology and coding techniques. These are not based on an open standard. This technology provides vast numbers of unique tag IDs to allow for interoperability and compatibility of over 20,000 Vemco receivers deployed worldwide.
3. Vemco tag IDs and deployments are managed through the Vemco tag ID database which is solely owned and accessible by Innovasea. The Innovasea tag ID database is critical to the successful operation of Vemco acoustic telemetry studies.
4. Vemco monitoring receivers and coded transmitters are only warranted to operate with
Vemco products. All Vemco support services including study advice, data analysis, VR2W
Positioning System (VPS) data analysis, false detection analysis, determining foreign ID tag ownership etc., can only be provided to users with datasets generated using the complete
Vemco acoustic telemetry system as we are unable to validate nor analyze detection files from other manufacturers’ receivers or transmitters.
5. Claims of compatibility by manufacturers with “knock-off tags” are false. Use of knock-off transmitters may interfere with other Vemco based studies and thus threatens the integrity of thousands of on-going research studies globally.
6. Innovasea only operates sales offices in Nova Scotia Canada, Tasmania Australia, Cologne Germany and Washington State USA.
7. Innovasea is the sole proprietor for repairs. All repairs are performed at our Nova Scotia production facility.
Sincerely, Amy Brookman Vice President - Sales
20 Angus Morton Drive, Bedford Nova Scotia, Canada, B4B 0L9
1 www.innovasea.com http://www.innovasea.com/
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