SOURCES SOUGHT
20 -- ELECTRONIC FISH MEASURING BOARDS
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USGS OAG DENVER ACQUISITION BRANCH PO BOX 25046 204 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225-0046 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- G16PS00309
- Response Due
- 3/22/2016
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2016
- Point of Contact
- Harris, Jason
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any firm eligible to compete under NAICS code 334516 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees or less for an upcoming requirement for the USGS Great Lakes Science Center, in Ann Arbor, MI for Electronic Fish Measuring Boards, Quantity ¿ 2 EA. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION AS REQUESTED BY THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. Submission is voluntary. Product Specifications: ¿ There are two measurement stations on the LEBS research vessel: one for small to medium size fish and one for larger fish. oThe first board should have a measurement range of 50cm to 100cm. oThe second board should have a measurement range of 85cm to 150cm. ¿Each board shall have millimeter accuracy. ¿Each board shall be fully rugged and waterproof to IP-67 standards. ¿Each board shall have wired and wireless communication ability to transmit data to a laptop computer. ¿The boards shall have the ability to interface with FEED software applications via typical PC communication port protocols. ¿Each board shall have a battery power supply with at least 10 hours of operational time. ¿Due to the nature of the work environment and potential for damage to wires, the measurement stylus should not require a wired connection. A magnetic actuator is preferred. ¿Each board shall have a protective case and each should come with a complete set of accessories for maintenance and full functionality, including but not limited to: instructions, cables (charging and for connection to a computer), measurement styluses, protective cases, measurement clamps or fenders. ¿The performance of the boards shall be equal to or better than Big Fin Scientific DFS/2 system boards (see www.bigfinscientific.com/dfs2, and the attached quotation). ¿The electronic fish measuring boards shall be commercially available items. At this time, prototype or custom designed boards will not be considered. ¿Delivery of the items on or before June 1st, 2016, is required. A scope of work will be provided with any solicitation that may be issued. The Government is not required to issue a solicitation. Responses to this announcement are requested from (1) SBA certified Small Business HubZone firms; (2) Small Business firms certified by a Small Business Administration (SBA) district or regional office for participation in the 8(a) program; (3) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business firms; and (4) Small Businesses. In response to this announcement, please indicate your firm's socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy. A firm is considered small under NAICS code 334516 if their AVERAGE annual number of employees for the preceding three (3) years were less than or equal to 1,000. Any information submitted is voluntary. If sufficient interest and capability is not received from firms in categories (1) through (4) above, any solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration. Interested small business firms shall submit (1) NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM (including DUNS NUMBER); (2) a CAPABILITY STATEMENT including (a) RECENT (within the last three fiscal years) RELEVANT (similar projects to this requirement) performance history (identify the name of the owner and their point(s) of contact with telephone and fax numbers, email addresses; and (b) in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor, etc) they performed the work; and (3) their SIZE STATUS. Your company must have a DUNs number and be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov. You will also be required to provide you small business status information either via the RFP or the On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website before an award can be made. You on-line ORCA registration will cover any/all of your offers to the Federal Government, and only needs updated annually. All responses must be submitted NLT March 22, 2016 at 3:00pm MST via e-mail to: jharris@usgs.gov. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (Fedbizopps.gov) website and no paper copies will be provided.
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