SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Sources Sought to provide radio transmitters for fishery research Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program.
- Notice Date
- 10/26/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Walla Walla, 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
- ZIP Code
- 99362-1876
- Solicitation Number
- W912EF-07-R-SS02
- Response Due
- 11/3/2006
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- For a formatted copy of this solication please contact Brian K. Wing by e-mail at brian.k.wing@usace.army.mil or by phone at (509) 527-7206. The Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers is Requesting Information / Sources Sought to provide radio tran smitters for fishery research (tracking) at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor Dams in support of Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541710 . The small business size standard is 750 employees. All responsible business sources may submit information, which will be reviewed. Point of contact for the solicitation is Carol Stimmel, (509) 527-7207. Information is due on November 3, 2006. Description of Action: This Request for Information / Sources Sought (RFI) is seeking to identify contractors able to meet specific requirements that have been identified through the Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program for Walla Walla District. This RFI i s limited to business concerns that have previous experience in the same or similar requirements as specified in Section 3.0 in the RFI. The primary purpose of the RFI is to identify contractors that are able to meet the technical specifications, performance record of supplying large numbers of radio transmitters for studies in large river systems to assess hydro electric project fish passa ge behavior and survival. The delivery schedule is to begin April 1, 2007 and end July 1, 2007. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Radio Transmitters for fishery research (tracking) at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor Dams, spring and summer, 2007 October 26, 2007 Request for Information / Sources Sought Radio Transmitters for fishery research (tracking) at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor Dams, spring and summer, 2007 The Government will use the responses for information and planning purposes regarding the availability of commercial sources to provide Radio Transmitters for fish research. Responses to this Request for Information / Sources Sought, are not offers and ca nnot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. See Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes, at the end of this document. 1.0 SUBJECT This Request for information / Sources Sought are seeking to identify contractors able to meet specific requirements for Walla Walla District. This RFI is limited to business concerns that can provide radio tags in accordance with the attached specificati ons within the required delivery period. 2.0 DESCRIPTION The Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) requires miniature radio transmitters for surgical implantation in juvenile salmonids to conduct fish passage and survival research at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor Dams on the lower Snake Ri ver, Washington. Two separate specifications are attached. One is for spring evaluations in which the species to be tagged are juvenile steelhead and juvenile spring Chinook salmon. These fish will be between 115mm and 299mm in fork length. The second is for summer eval uations in which fall Chinook juveniles will be outfitted with transmitters. These fish will be between 95mm and 200mm in fork length. Two separate contracts may be awarded one for spring (juvenile steelhead and yearling Chinook salmon) and one for sum mer (subyearling Chinook salmon). In addition to the specifications attached, the manufacturer must have a proven performance record of supplying large numbers (2,000+) of radio transmitters for studies in large river systems to assess hydro-electric project passage behavior. Documentatio n must be provided to ensure that the potential vendor is able to meet the delivery schedule and will supply a proven product. See applicable delivery tables. 3.0 SPECIFICATIONS Code and Frequency Specifications " 4,545 unique code/channel combinati ons " Code set if four characters XXXX " The 1st character is the frequency " Frequencies used are 9 channels separated by 10 kHz from 30.17 to 30.25 MHz (table 1) " Each tag has a unique channel/code combination except the test tags Table 1. Frequencies required for transmitters Channel Frequency 1 30.17 2 30.18 3 30.19 4 30.20 5 30.21 6 30.22 7 30.23 8 30.24 9 30.25 Individual tags are a 3-Pulse tag Code: X _ _ _ 1st pulse width 12 ms 2nd pulse width 6 ms 3rd pulse width 6ms Tolerance ? 1 ms Spacing between pulses (trailing edge to trailing edge)is detailed in table 2. Table 2. Spacing between pulses of radio transmitters Spacing between 1st and 2nd pulse Code X_ _ _ Spacing between 2nd and 3rd pulse Code XXX_ 50.0 ms X100 25 ms XXX0 52.5 ms X105 30 ms XXX1 55.0 ms X110 35 ms XXX2 57.5 ms X115 40 ms XXX3 60.0 ms X120 45 ms XXX4 62.5 ms X125 65.0 ms X130 100.0 ms X200 150.0 ms X300 200.0 ms X400 250.0 ms X500 Radio-Tag Specifications Spring 2007 Model: Surgical implant into juvenile salmonids Frequency: 30 mHz Frequency Range: 30.170 30.250 at a 10 kHz spacing Pulse Width Range: 37.0/25 287.0/45 ms (Code range: 70 to 574) Pulse Rate: 30 ppm (2.0 second) Power Pulse Width: 12 ms @ the 75% pulse height (tolerance ?0.1 ms) Code Pulse Width: 6 ms @ the 75% pulse height (tolerance ?0.1 ms) Second Code Pulse: 6 ms @ the 75% pulse height (tolerance ?0.1 ms) Maximum tag volume: 600 mm3 Maximum tag weight: 0.8 g Maximum tag length: 15 mm Maximum tag width: 6.5 mm Minimum tag life: 10 days Antenna: 300 mm Black Cooner Stiff Number of Tags: 4,545 Delivery: See Table 3 for delivery schedule Label : Channel code & M (i.e. 1070M) Potting : Waterproof non-reactive Activation: Wireless such as in fared or magnetic In addition, 27 test tags for testing and balancing the telemetry system. Test tags are exactly the same as fish tags however, the code is 576 on all test tags. Test tags would be 3 tags from each frequency with a code of 576. Each tag has a unique chan nel/code combination except the test tags. Table 3. Delivery schedule for radio tags for spring migrant passage and survival at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor, 2007 Delivery date Number of tags 1-Apr 27 test tags 20-Apr 1,134 27-Apr 1,134 4-May 1,134 11-May 1,143 Total 4,572 Table 4. Delivery schedule for radio tags for spring migrant passage and survival at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor, 2007, Optional quantities (in addition to table 1) Delivery Date Number of tags 20-Apr 560 27-Apr 560 4-May 560 11-May 560 Total optional tags 2,240 Radio-Tag Specifications - Summer 2007 Model: Surgical implant into juvenile salmonids Frequency: 30 mHz Frequency Range: 30.170 - 30.250 at a 10 kHz spacing Pulse Width Range: 37.0/25 - 287.0/45 ms (Code range: 70 to 574) Pulse Rate: 30 ppm (2.0 second) Power Pulse Width: 12 ms @ the 75% pulse height (tolerance ?0.1 ms) Code Pulse Width: 6 ms @ the 75% pulse height (tolerance ?0.1 ms) Second Code Pulse: 6 ms @ the 75% pulse height (tolerance ?0.1 ms) Maximum tag volume: 300 mm3 Maximum tag weight: 0.6 g Maximum tag length: 15 mm Maximum tag width: 6.5 mm Minimum tag life: 10 days Antenna: 300 mm Black Cooner Stiff Number of Tags: 4,545 Delivery: See Table 5 for delivery schedule Label: Channel code & N (i.e. 1070N) Potting: Waterproof non reactive Activation: Wireless such as in fared or magnetic In addition, 27 test tags for testing and balancing the telemetry system. Test tags are exactly the same as fish tags however, the code is 576 on all test tags. Test tags would be 3 tags from each frequency with a code of 576. Each tag has a unique chan nel/code combination except the test tags. Table 5. Delivery schedule for radio tags for summer migrant passage and survival at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor Dams, 2007 Delivery date Number of tags 22-May 27-test tags 22-May 1, 134 27-May 1,134 4-June 1,134 11-June 1,143 Total 4,572 Table 6. Deliver schedule for optional radio tags for summer migrant passage and survival at Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor, 1007 Delivery date Number of tags 22 May 560 27 May 560 4 June 560 11 June 560 Total optional tags 2,240 4.0 RESPONSE GUIDELINES The prospective contractor should describe the firms ability to meet the requirement in Section 3.0 by responding with a detailed description of their product(s) that would meet the specifications. Also included should be: " Examples of previous production of similar size aquatic transmitters in the quantities listed above. " At least two references (clients) that could verify quality of previous large transmitter orders to substantiate firms ability to produce high quality transmitters in large numbers (2,000+) in a relatively short period of time (4 to 6 months). " Any other type of evidence to indicate that the firm is capable of producing the required transmitters. 5.0 EVALUATION The information submitted will be used to identify firms that are capable of meeting the governments needs for miniature radio transmitters for implantation in juvenile salmon and steelhead. 6.0 DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. If the RFI is marked Proprietary, please prov ide a second version of the RFI lacking the proprietary information that can be freely distributed. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.202, responses to this notice are not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Governme nt to form a biding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. 7.0 CONTACT INFORMATION Point of Contact for this RFI Mrs. Carol J. Stimmel U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 201 North Third Street Walla Walla, Washington 99362-1876 509-527-7207 Carol.J.Stimmel@usace.army.mil Please submit responses as described in Section 4.0 via surface mail or e-mail attachments by 4:00 PM on November 3, 2006. 52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although proposal and offeror are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: determination of available commercial sources .(End of Provision)
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Walla Walla 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
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