7G--Automated Radio Telemetry Equipment

Notice of Intent


This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to negotiate a purchase order with Cellular Tracking Technologies (CTT) Rio Grande, New Jersey for coordinated automated radio telemetry to study wildlife along the California coast as described in the attached Salient Characteristics.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. CTT is, to the USGS¿ knowledge, the only source on the market with a full complement of GPS/Cellular/ARGOS/Iridium and Digitally Coded Radio products that has a unique build-out, providing the necessary Integrated Raspberry Pi CM3+ Compute Module along with a suite of integrated components (iridium or cellular connectivity, support for UHF and VHF reception, battery health monitoring, and GPS-disciplined clock) to meet project¿s objectives.

The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.

The NAICS code for this action is ¿ 517810, All Other Telecommunications.

Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to nlushenko@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than November 28, 2022 at 1700 ET.

Salient Characteristics are attached.