InnovaSea Fish Tags and Transponders
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912HZ24N7559
- Agency
-
Engineer Research and Development Center
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- PSC
- 5845 Underwater Sound Equipment
- Place of performance
- Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has published a Special Notice for the sole source procurement of InnovaSea fish tags and transponders from Innovasea Marine Systems Canada Inc. The procurement involves various specialized acoustic tracking equipment including rounded case tags for different fish species (herring/shad, striped bass, gulf sturgeon, and pallid sturgeon) with varying tag life spans and technical specifications. The tags are classified under NAICS code 334290 for Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 800 employees. This is not a competitive solicitation but rather a notice of intent to proceed with a sole source acquisition. The procurement falls under the Underwater Sound Equipment category and is valued as a defense contract opportunity.
The primary purpose of this procurement is to support ongoing research tracking sturgeon movements in various channels, requiring continuity with existing research by purchasing identical tags and sensors. Interested parties may submit capability statements excluding pricing information to demonstrate their ability to provide the same or similar services, though the government reserves discretion to proceed with the sole source acquisition regardless of responses received. Capability statements must be submitted via email in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF format to specified government contacts by 12:00 PM Central Time on September 18, 2025. The notice explicitly states that no phone calls will be accepted and no formal solicitation document exists for this requirement. Companies interested in responding must demonstrate sufficient capability to provide equivalent fish tracking technology and sensors for marine research applications.
Notice text
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)) with Innovasea Marine Systems Canada Inc. These tags are being used for ongoing research to track sturgeon movements in various channels. The research requires us to purchase the same tags/sensors to maintain continuity with the research.
Rounded Case (Herring/Shad), sensor NOT included, 91-day tag life.
Rounded Case (Striped Bass), depth range 68 meters, 3639-day tag life
Coded Acoustic Receiver with Transponder
Rounded Case (Gulf Sturgeon)
Rounded Case (Pallid Sturgeon)
The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334290–Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 800 people. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit capable proposal, excluding price, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same or similar service. All capability statements received by the closing date of the publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Capability statements shall be submitted only by e-mail as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to Dedrick.D.Beasley@usace.army.mil and Sonia.J.Boyd@usace.army.mil. Statements are due by 12:00pm Central Time, Friday, September 18th, 2025. No phone calls will be accepted.
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