USGS Wildlife Satellite Tags

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is seeking 20 Argos satellite animal tags, specifically ETOB than PinPoint Argos Solar Tags, to be delivered to Moscow, Idaho, within 30 days of purchase order issuance. This requirement is being procured under a competitive Request for Quotation issued under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul simplified procedures, with no options available and a total small business set-aside designation under FAR 19.5. The NAICS code is 334220 with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and all vendors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award. The deadline for submitting quotations is May 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, and questions must be submitted by May 8, 2026, same time. The evaluation method is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, meaning technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold based on compliance with all requirements, and the lowest-priced acceptable offer will be selected. Delivery is F.O.B. Destination, meaning the contractor assumes all costs and risks until the goods are placed at the consignee’s unloading platform or receiving dock. The contract includes mandatory clauses on whistleblower rights, SAM maintenance, prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, Buy American requirements, equal opportunity, combating trafficking, payment by electronic transfer, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and security standards. Special requirements emphasize IT security compliance with NIST SP 800-53 and FIPS 199, Section 508 accessibility requiring a VPAT Version 2.1 report, malicious-code-free deliverables, annual self-assessments, incident reporting per DOI guidelines, and unlimited government rights in all software developed under the contract. Invoicing must be done electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, not WAWF, and contractors must register in IPP. Packaging and marking must conform to carrier standards or contract specifications, with no prescriptive MIL-STDs cited but reference to ASSIST for Defense standards. No specific pricing details are available in the solicitation, and the contract value cannot be determined due to blank unit price fields, though the quantity of 20 units is confirmed. All deliverables must be in good condition, and acceptance occurs at the delivery site by the Government after inspection.