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95--HANDHELD BLUE WAND DETECTORS (10)

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The National Park Service, through its Santa Fe Major Acquisition Buying Office, plans to award a contract for the procurement of ten handheld Blue Wand Detectors specifically for the Turtle Program at Padre Island National Seashore. This initiative supports conservation efforts for the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, the world’s most endangered sea turtle species, which primarily nests along the northern Gulf coast of Mexico and occasionally on South Texas beaches. The detectors are critical for reading coded wire tags (CWTs) that have been implanted in hatchlings since 1993 as part of a long-term study, conducted with NOAA, to monitor hatchling survival, growth, site fidelity, and age at first nesting. This data is essential to assess the success of turtle recovery programs and improve species management. The selection of the vendor supplying these detectors is restricted to the sole responsible source that has designed, developed, and holds patents on the tagging system, including tag injectors and detectors. This system is widely used by federal, state, and non-governmental organizations for sea turtle and fish monitoring due to its reliability and ease of use. The contract award is justified under specific federal acquisition regulations citing unusual and compelling urgency and the lack of alternative suppliers that can meet the agency’s requirements. This notice serves as an announcement of intent without solicitation or proposal requests, and further inquiries are directed to the designated contract specialist.

General Info

National Park Service awards sole-source contract for ten Blue Wand Detectors to support turtle conservation.

Agency

Department Of The Interior → Dsc Contracting Services Division

NAICS

112511 - Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries

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PostedJun 18

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Dsc Contracting Services Division

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OfficeDenver, CO, 80225, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Dsc Contracting Services Division

Office AddressDenver, CO, 80225, USA

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Full Description

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Park Service, Santa Fe Major Acquisition Buying Office intends to award a contract for Blue Wand Detectors for the Turtle Program for Padre Island National Seashore. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is the most endangered sea turtle species in the world and is also the most likely of five sea turtle species to be found nesting on South Texas beaches since Kemp's primary nesting grounds are on the northern Gulf coast of Mexico. Historically, CWTs have been to mark hatchling Kemp's Ridley sea turtles before they are released into the wild. From 1993 to 2000, 15,309 Kemp's ridley hatchings were tagged with CWTs. These hatchlings were part of a large study conducted in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on the feasibility and success of rearing hatchlings for one year before release,. Data gathered by CWT detection is needed to assess return of Kemp's ridley sea turtles to beaches where they were imprinted as hatchlings and to help determine age of turtles when they first return to nest. The ecology of sea turtle nesting has been studied quite extensively. However, information about the turtle's age at first nesting and site fidelity are limited. This information will help determine the success of recovery efforts and will allow for more precise management of these rare and long-lived species. The criteria that were utilized to select a vendor capable of supplying detectors for CWTs included: (a) The vendor designed, developed and patent protected the tag, tag injectors and tag detectors used by this project. (b) The use of this type of tagging system by other federal, state, and non-governmental agencies to monitor sea turtles and fish. (c) The ease of use of application, and the reliability of detectors for CWT's. Authority for this award is 10 U.S.C. 2304(1), FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) Only one Responsible Source and No other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements and 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency. If you have specific questions or require clarification of this notice, please contact Pollard Mobley, Contract Specialist at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email at contact@example.gov.