SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Mini PAT and Survivorship PAT Telemetry Tags
- Notice Date
- 7/22/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), PIFSC, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818, United States
- ZIP Code
- 96818
- Solicitation Number
- NFFR7400-15-03877
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2015
- Point of Contact
- STEPHANIE M. GARNETT, Phone: (808) 725-5356
- E-Mail Address
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STEPHANIE.M.GARNETT@NOAA.GOV
(STEPHANIE.M.GARNETT@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The Government is looking for vendors who can perform the following: Two types of satellite tags are needed for use on deep diving bigeye thresher sharks captured in the sport fishery. I. One of the tags should be able to collect, (i) light levels for geolocation, (ii) depth, (iii) time at depth, (iv) ambient temperature, (v) time at temperature, (vi) the tag must be programmable by the researcher with the ability to delay deployment and program tags before heading into the field. These data give the devices a capability of high resolution habitat use and movement behavior. Specifically the tag must be Argos acceptable and user programmable - this should include date of deployment, how long transmitter is on and when transmitter is on, multiple schedules (duty cycles), and all data to be collected. Software to program the tags and to decode the Argos data should be downloadable via the internet. In addition to the above, the tag should have the following capabilities: Available sensors: Depth: highly‐accurate measurements up to +1700m, with 0.5m resolution and an accuracy of ±1% of the reading. Temperature: an actual measured range of -5 to +45°C, with 0.05°C resolution and an accuracy of ±0.1°C. Light level: Two light sensors measure light at the optimum wavelength of 440nm with a logarithmic range to 5 x 10-12 W.cm-2. The sensors are able to identify dawn/dusk events down to 300m in clear waters. The light sensors are optimized for geolocation and are temperature-compensated. Wet/dry: recognize when it is dry to control sampling and transmissions. All sensors should be user programmable (e.g. the rate at which each sensor is sampled and whether or not sampling is suspended when the wet/dry sensor reads dry), and the user should also be able to specify in which order the data will be transmitted via Argos. Collected data should be stored in non‐volatile FLASH memory and at least 1 GByte of memory should be available for data storage. In addition, the sensor tags should be able to compress and summarize data into multiple programmable message types for transmission: Time series data - user programmable sampling intervals for both temperature and depth data from 75 seconds to 10 minutes. Mixed-Layer data - daily analysis of the surface mixed layer and the time spent in this layer. Maximum dive depth histogram - Number of dives whose maximum depth is within specified depth ranges. Time-at-depth histogram - Time spent within specified depth ranges. Time-at-temperature histogram - Time spent within specified temperature ranges. Percentage timelines - What percentage of the hour the tag is above a threshold depth or dry. The software program used to program transmitters should include an option to test the sensors and to estimate battery life for each transmitter depending on what parameters are chosen by the user. Post processing software should include an integrated suite of programs developed to manage, decode and analyze transmitted and archived data. In addition it will feature; drag-and-drop processing of any previously collected data files for decoding and analysis, it connects to the Argos servers to automatically download transmitted data, it should employ smart routines to visualize all data types transmitted by our tags, it will provide easy graphing of sampled data; quickly processes the high volumes of data collected by the highly sampled accelerometer and magnetometer sensors, allows you to create summaries of sampled data, provides an integrated interface to calculate latitude and longitudes for light-based geolocating tags, integrates with Google Earth to allow quick view of horizontal tracks and exports data to formats that can be easily ingested by other programs. II. The second tag is used for short term survivorship studies and must be able to interpret post release survival or mortality events. This tag must be able to collect, (i) light levels, (ii) min and max depths, (iii) min and max ambient temperature, (iv) Argos compatible. The tag must have onboard mortality/survivorship detection algorithms that are continuously monitoring the sensor suite throughout the 30 day deployment period testing for the following conditions: • Sinker - If the tag passes through 1700 meters of water depth, a mortality is inferred. • Floater - If the tag is floating at the surface continuously for 24 hours, a mortality (or tether failure) is inferred. • Sitter - If the tag is sitting at a constant depth (+/-2 meters) for 24 hours a mortality is inferred. If any of these three conditions are detected, the tag will immediately detach itself from its tether and begin transmitting through the satellite system. Otherwise the tag will release from its tether after 30 days. Animal survival is inferred if the tag is still tethered to the animal after the 30-day period. In addition, the following algorithms will help corroborate the status of the animal and detect anomalous conditions: • The light sensor will be monitored for day/night transitions. Typically, the lack of day/night transitions indicates that the tag/animal has been ingested by a predator. • Daily depth and temperature ranges will be examined to detect the case where the tag washes up on a beach or is kept onboard a boat. • The integrity of the "attachment pin" will be monitored. Its status will help resolve whether a floater was caused by tether/anchor failure or predation. Additional features: • Price must include pre-assembled tether/anchor system. • Satellite fees • Status report of the tag's deployment Tag specifications (I & II): The tag should have a low-power design optimized for long battery life, contain a micro-power saltwater switch (SWS), and a real-time clock calendar. They should have pressure resistance to 2000 m depth, with an external guillotine device (RD-1800) to sever the attachment before the tag reaches crushing depths. They should be able to be turned on and off with a magnet. Tag Dimensions: Length 115 cm and Weight 53 grams in air Attachment: towed tether with titanium anchor Antenna: The antenna must be flexible to prevent shearing for caving animals. Travel: The tags should have a Dangerous Goods switch. This is a battery isolator, so the tags can be safely shipped without excessive Dangerous Goods restrictions The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334519 with a size standard of 500 employees. Interested Contractors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your firm has the capability to meet all above stated requirements. 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or in the SBA's 8(a) program, etc. If your firm is not small, please state that it is a large business. 4) A brief description of your firm's past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar services. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations.
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