7G--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO260100
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7G22 It And Telecom - Network: Satellite And Rf Communications Products (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to Innovasea Marine Systems, Inc. for acoustic telemetry transmitters, with a response deadline of June 9, 2026. This is not a competitive solicitation; the Service invokes FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii) authority for purchases below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
The requirement is for Vemco acoustic telemetry transmitters compatible with existing USFWS equipment to maintain an active telemetry network tracking endangered juvenile fish movement and survival. The contract value is $204,501.75. The Service has used Innovasea equipment since project initiation in 2024 (year 3 of a multi-year study). The sole-source justification rests on continuity: switching vendors would introduce calibration differences, data drift, and incompatibility that would compromise multi-year data integrity and study comparability. Innovasea employs proprietary encrypted protocols and has provided specialized deployment designs unique to this project and geography. Replacement of the receiver array with alternative equipment would exceed $1 million in cost.
Interested parties may submit a written capability statement containing clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the Government. Statements must be submitted by email only as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments to carter_duke@ios.doi.gov. The Government will not reimburse response preparation costs. NAICS code 334290; PSC code 7G22.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Communications Branch intends to award a firm fixed price sole source under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).: Innovasea Marine Systems, Inc.
20 Angus Morton DR
Bedford, Ns
B4B 0L9, Canada
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334290, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, and the Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 7G22 , IT and Telecom Network: Satellite and Rf Communications Products. The object of this sole source award is to require the purchase of Innovasea¿s Vemco line of acoustic telemetry transmitters compatible with current USFWS equipment to maintain an existing telemetry network.
This synopsis does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: carter_duke@ios.doi.gov.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A16_Single_Source_Justification_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 7G--or-klamath falls FWO-acoustic transmitte | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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