Notice of intent to award a sole source

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The Cache River NWR intends to award a sole source purchase order to Ornitela to furnish: OrniTrack GPS Transmitter for Mallards

Name of Item: OrniTrack GPS Transmitter for Mallards
Manufacturer: Ornitela
Model Number: OrniTract-E20 4 GT Transmitter for Mallards or approved equal (please see attached form 3-0034 for more specific explanation)
Salient Characteristics:
1.) provides a data management system to track birds in real time via web portal,
2.) provides an accelerometer within the standard unit to track behaviors,
3.) includes a flat rate for data acquisition, and
4.) makes cellular units that are the appropriate size for use on Mallards without an external antenna,
5.) has the best reputation for reliability of the units and a
6.) cheaper overall cost as other vendors (extensive market research by Dr. Heath Hagy, Project Leader, USFWS).
7.) It is critical that a single vendor be used for all transmitters to ensure similar functionality of transmitters, consistent and coordinated data management and analysis, reduce weight and size bias resulting from different transmitter types, and maintain consistency of other parameters critical to the experimental design of the study.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334220 with the size standard of 1,250 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 5820.

This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.
Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within three (3) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.

The point of contact is: Jack Skogen, email: jack_skogen@fws.gov
Please reference this Notice of Intent number on your correspondence and in the Subject line of your email.

This notice will close on: 12/28/2023 at 5:00pm, Central Time.