SOURCES SOUGHT
52 -- High Resolution GPS and Dive Recording Telemetry Tags for Studying Hawaiian Monk Seal Foraging Behavior in the Main Hawaiian Islands
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2014
- 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), PIFSC, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818, United States
- ZIP Code
- 96818
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC_7
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- STEPHANIE M. GARNETT, Phone: (808) 725-5356
- E-Mail Address
-
STEPHANIE.M.GARNETT@NOAA.GOV
(STEPHANIE.M.GARNETT@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT334511. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The Government is looking for vendors who can perform the following requirements: Background: The Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP) conducts research and enhancement activities to help manage and recover this endangered seal. Much of the work in the main Hawaiian Islands focuses on the diet and foraging behavior of monk seals and how it relates to habitat and fisheries. This work requires instrumenting monk seals with telemetry tags that inform scientists on foraging location and diving activity. Monk seals forage over a relatively small area comprised of variable habitat types and thus require a high degree of spatial resolution (GPS quality locations rather than satellite derived). Given the status of the species and importance of the research on a limited number of animals, we want to maximize the amount of data gathered on each seal. To do this, HMSRP wants to make use of telemetry tags that transmit data via currently existing cellular networks in the main Hawaiian Islands. By transmitting data through these networks HMSRP should avoid much of the data compression/loss experienced with satellite transmission. Specifications The telemetry tags should meet or exceed the following specifications: Housing: Solid epoxy Depth/Pressure Rating: All tags should be able to operate down to 1000 m Dive Records: Complete and detailed individual dive records Pressure Resolution:.5 - 1 m @ 500 m Temperature Resolution: 0.1 C Haulout Records: Should be able to determine haulout behaviors from data Data Relay: GSM on US cellular bands Longevity: Minimum of 4 months Power Conservation: Salt water (or other) switch to halt sampling and transmissions while animal is hauled out on land Weight: Less than 400 g in air Data Collection: Data collected housed and processed by Contractor Data Access: Access to data collected from tags through online portal or other. Data Charges: Cellular data charges billed by Contractor The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 334511 with a size standard of 750 employees. Interested Contractors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your firm has the capability to meet all these requirements and perform these services. 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or in the SBA's 8(a) program. If your firm is not small, please state that it is a large business. 4) A brief description of your firm's recent past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar services. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses shall be provided to Contract Specialist, Stephanie Garnett via email at Stephanie.M.Garnett@noaa.gov no later than 10:00 AM (Hawaii Time) on July 17, 2014.
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