SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Acoustic micro-transmitters intended for implantation into yearling and sub-yearling Chinook salmon.
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division (CENWP-CT_, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946
- ZIP Code
- 97208-2946
- Solicitation Number
- W9127N-07-R-0024
- Response Due
- 6/29/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, Oregon (COE) is conducting a market survey on the availability of potential contractors to provide acoustic micro-transmitters intended for implantation into yearling and sub-yearling Chi nook salmon. The COE has developed and demonstrated a juvenile salmon acoustic telemetry system (JSATS) consisting of acoustic micro-transmitters (tags) and autonomous and networked acoustic receivers (nodes) that meet its needs for evaluating the surviva l of juvenile salmonids migrating through the Columbia River Federal Hydropower System. The COE intends to award a multiple year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), contract for JSATS micro-transmitters in 2007. Prior to issuing a solicitation the COE will conduct a workshop for interested parties to preview the current and future uses of this tool and to preview the specifications of the JSATS micro-acoustic transmitter. The workshop will be conducted in Portlan d, Oregon on Wednesday, 04 April, 2007. The solicitation will be available on or about 06 April, 2007 with proposals due on or about 29 June, 2007. This procurement action will be conducted in two phases, an evaluation phase and a production phase. In order to be eligible for award, and as part of the evaluation criteria of the solicitation, the Contractor must demonstrate that the acoustic tags meet functional and design specifications for size, shape, performance, quality assurance and bio-compatibility. Included in the evaluation of firms will be their history for on-schedule delivery of large quantities of high quality telemetry devices. Evaluatio n and rating factors will be included in the solicitation when issued. If an offerors Technical proposal meets the criteria as established in the Evaluation factors, and the offerors price is determined fair & reasonable , the offer will culminate in an award, for the evaluation phase. It is the Governments intent to award several contracts to qualified firms. The evaluation phase will consist of preparation of fully functional tag prototypes which will be evaluated for performance at an independent testing facility. Companies producing prototypes that meet or exceed functional specifications and perform successfully in the evaluation phase will be selected to enter the production phase of the contract based on a per unit cost. Companies selected to produce prototype JSATS transmitters will be notified on or around 13 July, 2007 with prototypes being due for testing no later than 31 August, 2007. Selection of a final contractor or contractors for the production phase of this con tract shall be made in October, 2007. The contract period will be approximately 1 year and will include additional option years. Contracting points of contact are Robbie Newland (503) 808-4629, email Robbie.R.Newland@nwp01.usace.army.mil, and Farrell Cr oss, (503) 808-4633, email Farrell.L.Cross@nwp01.usace.army.mil. The technical point of contact is Brad Eppard, 503-808-4780. The alternate technical point of contact is Mike Langeslay, 503-808-4780. This is a Best Value Procurement. A notice and link to download this solicitation via FedTeDs will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunity website when the solicitation or technical data package becomes available. Any changes and/or updates to this procurement will be posted on the Federal Business Opp ortunity website: www.fbo.gov. Interested parties must register on FedTeDs, www.fedteds.gov, to download solicitation. Responses to the RFQ should include the company name, street address, city, state, country, zip code or postal code, Point of Contact ( POC), POC telephone, and e-mail address. The reference number is W9127N-07-R-0024. ***NAICS 334220, FSC 5820, SIC 3663, small business size standard is 750 employees***
- Place of Performance
- Address: Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Division (CENWP-CT_, P.O. Box 2946 Portland OR
- Zip Code: 97208-2946
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 97208-2946
- Record
- SN01247779-W 20070311/070309221907 (fbodaily.com)
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