Special Notice for satellite transmitter for attachment to cetacean dorsal fins

Special Notice Number: PIFSC-17-SN01 Agency: Department of Commerce Office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Location: National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center This is a Special Notice of intent to procure satellite transmitters suitable for attachment to cetacean dorsal fins for use in our project on movements of cetaceans in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean for the (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Protected Species Division (PSD) on a sole source basis with Wildlife Computers, Inc. The Government intends to acquire services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures estimated not to exceed $150,000.00. The proposed vendor will supply (5) SPLASH10-292B, Stacked Dart Finount, 2-Lay Dart, (15) 6-Petal, Standard length. The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order for this requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334519 with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees. This Special Notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available; however, other potential sources with the expertise and required capabilities to provide tags identical in functionality to those listed above may submit documentation that demonstrates their capabilities. Submissions are due no later than December 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. HST, Honolulu, HI. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses may be emailed to contact@example.gov or faxed to Karen Beck at (+1 (555) 000-0000). A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only Wildlife Computers Inc. can provide the items stated above. This procurement also requires contractors to complete the electronic representations and certifications at the SAM website. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: www.sam.gov. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at +1 (555) 000-0000.