SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Acoustic Fish Tags and Receivers
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Reclamation - MP - Regional Office 2800 Cottage Way, Room E-1815 Sacramento CA 95825
- ZIP Code
- 95825
- Solicitation Number
- R13PS20043
- Response Due
- 1/25/2013
- Archive Date
- 1/18/2014
- Point of Contact
- Laura Y. St John Contract Specialist 9169785291 lstjohn@usbr.gov;
- E-Mail Address
-
Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Bay-Delta Area Office, Sacramento CA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with AMIRIX Systems Inc. dba VEMCO, Div of AMRIX, for the purchase of acoustic fish tags, receivers, and associated equipment under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(c). VEMCO, 211 Horseshoe Lake Dr, Halifax, Canada B3S 0B9 is the manufacturer and only North American distributor of the required items. VEMCO equipment is currently in use by the Bureau of Reclamation for the Long Term Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP), and the required items will be used with and must be compatible with the existing equipment. VEMCO holds existing patents, and proprietary technology is used in its equipment. VEMCO's proprietary technology is the only tag technology that operates at the 180 kHz standard frequency with Pulse Period Modulated (PPM) and High Residency (HR) coding for use at unique sites in the Delta. VEMCO has the only tags using the 180kHz frequency that comply with the 180kHz listening receivers purchased by Reclamation for the projects In 2012. This proprietary technology is also used by other cooperating agencies such as the Department of Water Resources and the US Army Corps of Engineers for studies in the Delta. All participating agencies must utilize the same technology to ensure the data collected is consistent and the reporting is accurate. The awarded contract will consist of the following: 8 ea,VR2C-180 kHz Cabled Receiver; 8 ea, VR2C-PC Interface Kit; 14 ea, VR2W-180kHz Coded Acoustic Receivers (180kHz) with Bluetooth; 4 ea, VR4-UWM Coded Dual Channel Acoustic Receiver; 40 ea, V16-4L Fish Tags; 50 ea, V6-4H 180kHz Beacon Tags; 3 ea, VTA Vemco 180 KHz Tag Activator; 1 ea, VSF-SF-CSLT Data Analysis Consulting Service; 2 ea, VR100- 8 Channel DSP Manual Tracking Acoustic Receiver; 2 ea, VH180 Omni Directional Hydrophone with 5m Cable. Firms believing they can provide these supplies above must provide written notification within 7 days of the posting date of this notice to the Contracting Officer with supporting evidence to that effect in sufficient detail to demonstrate the respondent's ability to meet the stated requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. Notification shall by e-mail to lstjohn@usbr.gov; do not submit through IDEAS-EC. All responses received within the due date of the solicitation will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses shall be emailed to the Government point of contact listed below, and shall include the firm's Dun and Bradstreet number and Tax Identification Number. Firms shall identify their business size (i.e. small business, other than small business, etc.) in accordance with the size standard for NAICS Code 335999 which is 500 employees. Questions concerning this solicitation shall be directed to Laura StJohn at lstjohn@usbr.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Sacramento, CA
- Zip Code: 958142536
- Zip Code: 958142536
- Record
- SN02968787-W 20130120/130118234356-f9d5f6f18c06cc3a8a54f37cefd08109 (fbodaily.com)
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