Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO230135
- Agency
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5845 Underwater Sound Equipment
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a sole source contract to Biosonics, Inc. for the provision of hydroacoustic equipment and software for the Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office's unified stock assessment program for Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The equipment and software will be used for mobile hydroacoustic surveys to estimate the relative abundance, size distribution, spatial distribution, and biomass of the Asian Carp population. The contract is expected to be awarded on July 13, 2023, and the notice will close on August 4, 2023.
List of products and services to be provided:
- Biosonics Hydroacoustic Equipment
- Echo Sounder Autonomous Echo Sounder Surface Unit
- Upgrade existing DT-X Surface Unit
- Two 200 kHz 6° DT-X Extreme Split Beam Digital Transducers with Metal Shell Bulkhead Connector and Integrated Orientation Sensor
- Differential GPS Sensor, DT-X Assembly
- Two DT-X Extreme Transducer Cable with Metal Shell Connectors, 25 Feet
- Two DT-X Digital Signal Deck Cable with Standard DT-X Dry End and Metal Shell Connector Wet End, 25 Feet
- Two Multiplexing WET Digital 2-Transducer Cable with Metal Shell Connectors
- Assembly Rotator Motor Control Cable for DT-X Series, 30 feet
- DT-X Series Echosounder System OEM Service Evaluation and Calibration (with one Transducer)
- DT-X Series Echo Sounder System OEM Service Evaluation and Calibration (Per Additional Transducer)
- Echoview software package for analyzing Asian Carp data.
Notice text
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 FWS CARTERVILLE FSHRS RESRC OFC intends to award a sole source purchase order to Biosonics, Inc. to furnish: BIOSONICS HYDROACOUSTICS
Equipment Specifications
The Carterville FWCO is requesting the hydroacoustics equipment specified below. Equipment should be delivered to the Carterville FWCO in Carbondale, IL and the Wilmington Substation in Wilmington, IL as per the PPR request.
Echo Sounder
¿ Autonomous Echo Sounder Surface Unit
¿ Activate second transducer port
¿ Upgrade existing DT-X Surface Unit - Activate 2nd Transducer Port
Transducers
¿ Two 200 kHz 6° DT-X Extreme Split Beam Digital Transducers with Metal Shell Bulkhead Connector and Integrated Orientation Sensor
¿ Differential GPS Sensor, DT-X Assembly
Deck Cable
¿ Two DT-X Extreme Transducer Cable with Metal Shell Connectors, 25 Feet
¿ Two DT-X Digital Signal Deck Cable with Standard DT-X Dry End and Metal Shell Connector Wet End, 25 Feet
¿ Two Multiplexing WET Digital 2-Transducer Cable with Metal Shell Connectors
Rotator Cable
¿ Assembly Rotator Motor Control Cable for DT-X Series, 30 feet
Transducer Calibration
¿ DT-X Series Echosounder System OEM Service Evaluation and Calibration (with one Transducer)
¿ DT-X Series Echo Sounder System OEM Service Evaluation and Calibration (Per Additional Transducer)
The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 334511 with the size standard of 1,250 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 5845
.
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: 8/04/2023 at 5:00pm, Central Time.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A16-20230623_SOLE_SOURCE_JUSTIFICATION_1.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IL-carterville fwco-echosounder | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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