Specil notice of intent to award to sole source

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Joint Administrative Operations, Acquisition & Property Operations has issued a special notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Beadedstream, located at 7810 King Street Suite 2, Anchorage, Alaska 99518. This notice falls under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. The contract pertains to data subscription services for data loggers deployed throughout southcentral Alaska, classified under NAICS code 334513 for Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables. The USFWS Anchorage Field Office intends to award this firm fixed price contract as a unique service provided by Beadedcloud. The notice was posted on September 5, 2025, and interested parties have until September 10, 2025, to respond.

The primary objective of this sole source award is to acquire data subscription services that enable continuous real-time data transmission from deployed data loggers via iridium satellite interface throughout southcentral Alaska. Each data logger requires a data transfer plan utilizing beadedstream cloud Connect data subscription, with the requested items specifically for additional subscription time to transmit data via satellite. While this is not a competitive solicitation, interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement may submit a statement of capabilities by the September 10, 2025 deadline. Any capability statements must be submitted via email only as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachments to Mary_Rawlinson@fws.gov, with no telephone requests or offers accepted. Contractors must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, and all costs associated with preparing and submitting responses are the sole responsibility of the respondent. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred in response to this announcement.