Acoustic Releases for Marine Mammal Program
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143041-26-0106
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6605 Navigational Instruments
- Place of performance
- West Wareham, Massachusetts 02576, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NOAA's Western Acquisition Division issued a special notice on July 27, 2026 announcing its intent to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to Edgetech (DBA Edgeone LLC) for acoustic release equipment, with a response deadline of August 6, 2026. The procurement is restricted to this single vendor under FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, though firms believing they can fully meet the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information to Contracting Officer Jenna Taulman (jenna.taulman@noaa.gov) before the deadline for consideration of competitive procurement, at the Government's sole discretion.
NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center seeks two Port Low Frequency Push Off Release Transponders (Model 0008118), one spares kit, one alkaline welded battery pack, and port release links to support acoustic monitoring of endangered Southern Resident killer whales in coastal Washington waters. The transponders feature a 350 kg release load rating, 750 kg lifting load rating, and 3,500-meter depth rating, operating at 9.3 to 10.7 kHz frequencies with approximately two-year battery life. The equipment deploys aboard sub-surface moorings equipped with acoustic recorders to track killer whale distribution and habitat use under Endangered Species Act obligations. Delivery is requested by August 1, 2026 to PMEL in Seattle, Washington (7600 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, WA 98112), FOB destination. The anticipated award date is August 2026. NAICS 334511; PSC 6605.
Notice text
Point of Contact:
Jenna Taulman, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
EMAIL: jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with Edgeone LLC (DBA “Edgetech”) for the purchase of two (2) Port Low Frequency Push Off Release Transponders, one (1) Port Low Frequency Spares Kit, one (1) Alkaline Welded Battery Pack, and one (1) Port Release Links (FOB Destination to Seattle, WA 98112). The proposed contract action is a sole source purchase order to a small business.
Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 334511
Description: This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the Government’s requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. Such requests and documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The anticipated award date is estimated to be August 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SON-Equipment_Edgetech Pre-Sol.docx | DOCX document |
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