Bird transmitters
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140G0325Q0072
- Agency
- Office of Acquisitions and Grants US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- PSC
- 7G22 It And Telecom - Network: Satellite And Rf Communications Products (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Points of contact
-
- Lynn Applegate capplegate@usgs.gov (206) 526-2528
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The US Geological Survey (USGS) Western Ecological Research Center is seeking to procure 40 black 3-gram GPS/GSM backpack transmitters with specialized wildlife tracking capabilities for piscivorous birds. The solicitation requires transmitters with customizable form factors, accelerometer-driven GPS controls, dive depth and duration recording abilities, and remote programmability via cellular networks with comprehensive web tools for data review. This Request for Quotation (RFQ) follows Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 guidelines and will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method. All questions must be submitted electronically to Lynn Applegate at capplegate@usgs.gov by April 1, 2025, at 0600 PDT, with final proposals due by April 2, 2025, at 0600 PDT. Electronic submissions via email are the only acceptable method for proposal delivery.
The solicitation is set aside for small businesses under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334519, with a size standard of 600 employees. The Product Service Code is 7G22, covering IT and Telecom Network Satellite and RF Communication products. Estimated delivery is targeted for May 16, 2025, to the USGS New Dixon Station located in Dixon, California. Offerors are required to provide detailed technical descriptions of their proposed transmitters, including product literature, references, and country of manufacture. The contract will be awarded FOB Destination, with shipping to Dixon, CA 95620. Potential vendors must demonstrate technical compliance with the detailed salient characteristics outlined in the solicitation's attached documents, with all proposals subject to comprehensive technical review.
Notice text
BIRD TRANSMITTERS
REQUEST FOR QUOTE
INTRODUCTION
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03, effective 01/17/2025. This acquisition is set-aside for Small Business.
DESCRIPTION
The US Geological Survey - Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, requires Bird Transmitter as described in the attached Salient Characteristics. Proposals must be submitted FOB Destination shipping to Dixon, CA 95620.
RELEVENT INFORMATION
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing, and associated size standard 600 employees applies to this announcement, along with Product Service Code 7G22, IT and Telecom-Network: Satellite and RF Communication
All questions must be sent directly to capplegate@usgs.gov by 04/01/2025 at 0600 PDT. Quotes shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to the Contracting Officer at capplegate@usgs.gov. All proposal documents required by this solicitation must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than 04/02/2025 at 0600 PDT. Proposals submitted by hardcopy or any web portal shall not be accepted or considered.
Offerors are to include a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation as seen in the Salient Characteristics (see Attachment). This may include product literature, references, or other documents, if necessary, and is to include the country of manufacture.
For further information, please contact Lynn Applegate, Contracting Officer, at (206) 526-2528 or capplegate@usgs.gov.
Period of performance and/or delivery dates are estimates only.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sol_140G0325Q0072.pdf |
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