Wildlife Tags (fish) and Associated Equipment

The U.S. Geological Survey plans to award a non-competitive contract to Sigma Eight, Inc., based in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, for the procurement of specific wildlife monitoring equipment. The contract includes six RX-ORI-VHF-E1 ORION Broadband Radio Receivers and Dataloggers operating in the 148-174MHz range, 100 fish tags (50 each of 8 mAh and 27 mAh Pisces Radio Transmitter models), and six Yagi 3 Element antennas. All equipment is to be delivered to the S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory within 15 days of contract award. Sigma Eight is the sole manufacturer of this proprietary equipment, which is essential for maintaining consistency and compatibility with existing infrastructure and repair parts, justifying the non-competitive acquisition approach. The acquisition is anticipated to be a firm fixed-price contract with no option periods, set under NAICS code 334511 and a size standard of 1,250 employees. While the Federal Acquisition Regulation allows for all responsible sources to submit bids or proposals, this notice serves strictly informational purposes and is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. The expected contract award date was March 2, 2018, and vendors must be registered on the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. The Department of the Interior, Office of Acquisition Grants-National, is the contracting office overseeing this procurement.