SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Satellite Relay Data Logging Tags
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- NFFM7320-14-01230
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2014
- Point of Contact
- Kelly A. Taranto, Phone: 508-495-2312, Susan Henderson, Phone: 508-495-2206
- E-Mail Address
-
kelly.taranto@noaa.gov, Susan.Henderson@noaa.gov
(kelly.taranto@noaa.gov, Susan.Henderson@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government. The intent of this announcement and the information provided in response to this notice will assist the Government in identify ALL potential sources to include small businesses and socio-economic sources that are capable and qualified to furnish the required equipment. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 334511, as those domestic sources having 750 employees or less. Please include your company's size classification in any response to this notice. The Northeast Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in Woods Hole, MA is soliciting information, on behalf of the Protected Resources Division for research equipment necessary to continue monitoring sea turtle behavior in the Mid-Atlantic region and also into the larger Northwest Atlantic Ocean. BACKGROUND NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving our nation’s living marine resources and their habitat through scientific research, management and enforcement. NOAA NEFSC scientists research sea turtles to support the conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered sea turtle species by: conducting population assessments researching stock structure (age and genetics) assessing sea turtle mortality participating in research to reduce the bycatch of sea turtles conducting in-water studies to evaluate population trends and habitat requirements participating in technology transfer of successful bycatch reduction measures NEFSC sea turtle scientists collaborate with other NOAA staff, academic colleagues, and contractors. NEFSC scientists provide information to the NMFS to use for the effective management of marine turtles. The information is critical for evaluating the appropriate conservation measures, as required under the Endangered Species Act. INTRODUCTION The Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) project is part of a large, multi-agency initiative to provide a comprehensive assessment of marine mammal, marine turtle, and seabird abundance and spatial distribution in U.S. waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean. The goal of this initiative is to develop models and associated tools to provide seasonal, spatially-explicit density estimates of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds in the western north Atlantic. Data will be collected on the seasonal distribution and abundance of these taxa using direct aerial and shipboard surveys conducted by scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Concurrently, NOAA is also conducting telemetry studies, passive acoustic monitoring, and developing alternative survey methodologies. These data will be used to develop corrections for availability bias in the abundance survey data and collect additional data on habitat use and life history, residence time, and frequency of use. Data collection for this study will occur over multiple years. As part of the AMAPPS project, satellite tags have been previously deployed on immature loggerhead sea turtles captured in offshore Mid-Atlantic waters. The US Mid-Atlantic region is an important foraging ground for loggerhead sea turtles, but due to complications involved with locating and capturing these immature turtles on their offshore foraging grounds, relatively little is known about the large, immature turtles that occupy the neritic offshore Mid-Atlantic region. REQUIREMENT The Protected Species Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, MA is seeking seven (7) satellite relay data logging tags to deploy on hard-shelled sea turtles during research planned for the summer of 2014. Tags shall archive data so that if the tags are retrieved, the complete data record can be downloaded in its entirety. Tags shall have demonstrated battery or solar energy to power the tag for over a year as well as perform in similar applications as identified in this requirement. There shall be sufficient power to collect and transmit rich data streams. The Contractor shall provide satellite tags with the following features: Tag Dimensions : Must not exceed 11 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm Tag Weight: Must be less than 400 g Depth Rating: Must meet or exceed 500m Power: Lithium “D” size cell provides up to 85,000 full length Argos data transmissions Transmitter: 0.5W Argos Transmitter Sensors : Pressure (resolution 5m @ 2000m, 0.5m @ surface) Wet/dry switch (can operate in salt or brackish water) Temperature (resolution 0.1°C). GPS: The tag must be able to acquire the information needed for a location in less than a second. The high accuracy and low power consumption must match or exceed that of the Fastloc GPS technology. Data retrieved via satellite relay shall be accomplished from all tags as follows: - Provide an unbiased estimate of average (and standard deviation of) dive duration (in addition to percent of time spent diving) and average (and standard deviation of) surface duration (in addition to percent of time spent at/near surface). - Provide an estimate of the percent of the time turtles are at the surface, less than 1 m from the surface, less than 2 m from the surface, less then 3m from the surface, and at or near the bottom. - Provide an estimate of the percent of the time turtles are subsurface. - Provide an unbiased sample of individual dive records, including at least five depth time pairs per dive. - Prioritize the transmission of information collected while turtles are in the mid-Atlantic region (likely during the first 4 months of deployment). - Provide data showing the deepest depth during a multi-hour summary period and provide data for 10 temperature–depth pairs spaced throughout the selected dive. - Relay data and locations computed using the global ARGOS satellite system - Relay data and locations based on FastLoc (or equivalent) GPS technology - Be capable of working with the existing infrastructure of equipment and software systems as part of an integrated monitoring system - Have antennae durable enough to last over a year (on large juvenile or adult sea turtles) - At a minimum the tags shall relay at least an average of 250 depth use histogram records per tag, in addition to the other data requirements (including detailed dive profiles, GPS locations, temperature data, and average surface and dive durations). - Tags shall average in excess of 300 transmission days OPTIONAL TAG REQUIREMENT: In addition to the above, the contractor shall have the ability to provide additional tags that include the base requirements plus one of the following tag options. (1) Solar power system - substitute solar power for battery power. A solar power system (that has proven to have equivalent or better power than the “D” cell) shall replace the Lithium “D” size cell battery. (2) Provide oceanographic quality conductivity, temperature & depth (CTD) profiles (4 - 12 profiles per day) and automatically submit the CTD data to the GTS (Global Telecommunications System) in near real-time. DELIVERABLES The Contractor shall be able to provide the required seven (7) tags in accordance with the above requirements no later than July 1, 2014. The Optional tags, if ordered, would require delivery within 6 weeks of option exercise. SHIP TO: NOAA Fisheries, Protected Species Branch, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 CAPABILITIES PACKAGE : All interested parties shall submit a capabilities package explicitly demonstrate the ability to provide satellite relayed data logging tags as specified in this announcement. The capabilities package shall be emailed to kelly.taranto@noaa.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. The package must include achievable specifications and any other information relevant to your product or capabilities as it directly applies to this requirement. All response and response contents to this notice will be considered information only and will not be binding on the parties. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States government. Responses to this notice are due via email to kelly.taranto@noaa.gov no later than April 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m (Eastern Time). Only electronic submissions will be allowed or by the below fax number. Point of Contact is Kelly Taranto, Contracting Officer at (508) 495-2004 or kelly.taranto@noaa.gov. Alternate point of contact is Susan Henderson, Contracting Officer at susan.henderson@noaa.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, United States
- Zip Code: 02543
- Zip Code: 02543
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