GPS ENABLED TROLLING MOTORS

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Columbia Environmental Research Center is seeking to procure 16 GPS-enabled trolling motors, specifically approved Minn Kota models, for use in invasive carp research and sonar-based aquatic monitoring operations. The requirement is being solicited under RFQ 140G0126Q0223, issued on July 23, 2026, with responses due by July 29, 2026, and an anticipated award date of August 3, 2026. The contract is set aside exclusively for small businesses under the SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside provision, with a size standard of 1,500 employees, and all offerors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award. The procurement falls under NAICS code 333618 and is structured as a Firm Fixed Price contract with a total estimated value of $45,279.68, based on a unit price of $2,829.98 per motor. Delivery is required within 60 days of order receipt to the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center at 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri, under FOB Destination terms, with inspection and acceptance performed by the government at that location. The contract incorporates numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including Buy American Act requirements, prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, whistleblower rights protections, and mandates for combating human trafficking and child labor. Contractors must comply with the Buy American Act and disclose any foreign-sourced end products, and are required to use the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) for electronic invoicing. Additional obligations include adherence to security prohibitions, supply chain integrity standards, and small business program representations, with post-award certifications to be submitted. The technical specification is brand-name-only, with substitution prohibited unless the offeror can demonstrate equivalent performance without requiring redesign or revalidation of integrated watercraft systems. No formal packaging, marking, or MIL-STD specifications are provided, and technical standards are referenced as potentially available via the ASSIST database. Evaluation will consider price, technical capability, and past performance on a trade-off basis, not as a lowest-price technically acceptable procurement. The Contracting Officer is Rafael Anderson, and the technical liaison contact information will be provided upon award. All submissions must be sent to rafael_anderson@ios.doi.gov, and offerors must affirmatively certify their representation of size status, socioeconomic designation, and compliance