SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- PROVIDE MARINE POP-UP SATELLITE TAGS
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NFFN7600718123CMM
- Response Due
- 8/23/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), located in Miami, FL, intends to establish a fixed price purchase order for marine pop-up satellite tags on a sole source basis from Wildlife Computers Inc.(WCI), Redmond, WA based on the following: 1) WCI is the only known source that can provide a tag that meets NMFS?s requirements as described herein; 2) Specifications must be meet to ensure compatibility of results with earlier results of the same study; 3) WCI is the only supplier that has pop-up satellite archival tags with operational protocols that ensure that even if the turtle they are put on dies, that scientists will get back the data transmitted through the ARGOS satellite system; 4) The protocols include a mechanical failsafe system that releases the tag prior to the pop-up date if the turtle sinks past 1,500 m. Also, this tag (Brand Name MD-10 PAT) has software that allows researchers to program the tag to release prior to its programmed date if the animal maintains a specified depth range for a particular time period. They also can be programmed to transmit intermittently while still attached to the turtle to provide data critical to using known-fate-mark-recapture analysis methods; 5) this requirement has been competed in the past and WCI is the only one that has proven they can meet the specifications as described herein. Pop-Up Archival Transmitting Satellite Tags Specifications: 1. Weigh 80 grams or less, excluding tether and attachment (to animal) material, and positively buoyant when released from tether. 2. Operational range in open ocean environment attached to moving animals to depths of 1000 m, temperatures of 0 to +60 degrees Celsius, and placed globally. 3. Lithium battery sufficient to sample data for one year and transmit at least 10000 32 byte transmissions; tag with salt-water switch and with out-of-water sensor. 4. 16 Mbytes of non-volatile flash memory; detailed data are stored in archival tag and summary data are transmitted at release. 5. 12-bit analog converters to provide high-accuracy depth and temperature readings. 6. 8-bit analog-to digital converter for light level and battery voltage readings. 7. Depth accuracy of 1% or better, measurable between 0-1000 m with a resolution of 0.5 m. 8. Temperature accuracy of 1% or better, measurable from 0 to +60 deg Celsius with resolution of 0.05C. 9. On-board real-time clock temperature-compensated to accurately time data readings and release date. 10. Light level measured as irradiance at a wavelength of 550nm. 11. Fully controllable and upgradeable onboard software; all parameters are user-programmable. 12. Corrodible link to tether that releases the tag when either the user-programmed release date is reached or the pre-mature release criteria are met. 13. Pre-mature release features: a) RD-1500 to sever tether at depth of approximately 1500m. b) User-programmable software to release tag from tether (via corrodible link) when tag has been at a nearly constant depth over a period of time (programmable threshold duration) and with a variance set by the user. 14. Transmission at pop-up to ARGOS satellite with repetition rates of 44-64 (user programmable) 15. Seconds of frequency tables of depth distribution and temperature distribution, depth-temperature profiles, light level and locational data, and tag status data for each sampling interval specified by the user. 16. Transmission to include checksum error testing. 17. Priority transmission of detailed data corresponding to the 15 days prior to release of tag, if premature release criteria met. 18. User-controllable start up of tag without computer link, once the tag has been programmed by the user. 19. User programmable depth to trigger initialization of the software for the pre-release criteria. 20. Labels ? epoxy, external labels containing the following information (in as large a Font as possible): RETURN FOR REWARD TO: Sea Turtle Program 75 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami, FL USA 33149 TEL: +1 800 437 3936 sheryan.epperly@noaa.gov The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive responses. However, all responses received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Responses can be faxed to Carey Marlow at (816) 274-6923 or submitted via email to carey.m.marlow@noaa.gov . Interested firms shall include, in writing, the company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and business size; a statement regarding their capabilities and qualifications; and any additional supporting literature. Submissions received in response to this notice shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) Demonstrated technical ability to successfully provide the required digitization of the WATS database and proceedings as described herein; 2) Demonstrated ability to provide pop-up archival transmitting satellite tags that meet or exceed the Governments requirement as specified herein. The applicable NAICS code is 541710. DOC, CRAD requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made to a company not registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NMFS, 75 VIRGINIA BEACH DRIVE, MIAMI, FL 33419
- Zip Code: 33149
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 33149
- Record
- SN01370464-W 20070815/070813220318 (fbodaily.com)
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