7G--MN-ARD-FSHRS-JUENILE LAKE TROUT

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a fixed-price contract valued at $269,302.00 to Innovasea for the procurement of 350 proprietary acoustic telemetry tags equipped with predation sensors and associated consumable hardware. These tools will be utilized by three field offices in the Great Lakes region to monitor fish survival, movement, and predation events as part of a single-year stocking assessment study. Deliveries are scheduled in three phases on April 1, April 20, and May 1, with performance taking place across the Midwest Region. This acquisition was conducted as a sole-source procurement under FAR 6.302-1, as Innovasea is the only responsible source capable of providing the required technology. The justification for bypassing full and open competition is based on the proprietary coding of the tags, which is essential for compatibility with the existing Innovasea receiver infrastructure already deployed in the field. Market research confirmed that no other suppliers could provide a compatible alternative, making the proprietary technology a critical requirement for the agency's operational needs.