58--Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, plans to award a sole source firm fixed-price contract to Detect Inc., located in Panama City, Florida, under FAR 6.302, as they are the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the agency’s requirements. The contract involves procuring additional equipment components for an existing Avian Radar System, which currently includes two radar processing computers, two Merlin system computers equipped with 500 GB hard drives, and two Rutter Interface cards with proprietary software that supports dual range tracking for the horizontal scanning radar. This procurement is intended to enhance the existing radar system's capabilities, and the agency will not pursue competitive bidding for this requirement. However, the notice encourages firms with interest and capability to respond, although the government reserves full discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement based on such responses. The contract was announced through solicitation number F12PS00775 on July 28, 2012, and falls under the NAICS code 334511, with the Department of the Interior’s FWS Headquarters office in Falls Church, VA, as the responsible agency office.