SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 811213
— Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WASC-6-504
- Response Due
- 4/21/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2006
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS (UNIVERSITY) FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO ADAPT SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT (SMRU) GPS/GSM TELEMETRY TAG TO WORK IN THE USA. SPECIFICALLY, THE UNIVERSITY WILL ADAPT THE TELEMETRY TAG FOR ITS APPLICATION TO HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS. THE WORK WILL INCLUDE 1) REDESIGN OF THE EXISTING GSM ANTENNA FOR FUNCTION WITHIN THE U.S.; 2) REPLACEMENT OF CURRENT GSM MODEM (SIEMENS TC35i) WITH ONE COMPATIBLE WITH U.S. FREQUENCIES; 3) ESTABLISH METHOD FOR DATA DOWNLOAD FOR U.S. SYSTEM; AND 4) CARRY OUT A PROVISIONAL DESKTOP INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF DEPLOYING ADDITIONAL GSM GATEWAYS IN REMOTE AREAS (OR ON SHIPS) WITHOUT STANDARD GSM COVERAGE. UNIVERSITY MAY POTENTIALLY DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A GSM-MODEM-PC OR GPRS MODE DATA COMMUNICATION. THE SEA MAMMAL RESEARCH (SMRU) AT THE UNIVERSITY IS THE ONLY KNOWN INSTITUTION CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AND MODIFYING THE EXISTING TELEMETRY TAG AS DETAILED ABOVE. SMRU HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE GSM/GPS TELEMETRY TAG FOR THE TRACKING OF MARINE MAMMALS. THIS SYSTEM COMPRISES TWO SIGIFNICANT DEVELOPMENTS. FIRST, A HYBRID GPS SYSTEM CALLED FASTLOC HAS BEEN INCORPORATED, ALLOWING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF GPS QUALITY LOCATION INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE TAG ALSO COLLECTS AND STORES DETAILED INDIVIDUAL DIVIE AND HAULOUT INFORMATION AS WELL AS TEMPERATURE UP-CAST PROFILES. THE SECOND DEVELOPMENT IS THE INCORPORATION OF A MOBILE PHONE MODEM THAT RELAYS STORED DATA ASHORE. THE SMRU IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE FOR THESE SPECIFIC GSM/GPS TELEMETRY TAGS FOR USE ON MARINE SPECIES AND THEY POSSESS THE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TO THIS TECHNOLOGY. THE TAGS ONLY FUNCTION ON EUROPEAN CELL PHONE FREQUENCIES AND NEED TO BE MODIFIED FOR APPLICATION IN THE UNITED STATES. UNITS MUST BE MODIFIED AND DELIVERED BY 10/31/2006. QUESTIONS CONCERNING PROPOSED ACQUISITION MAY BE DIRECTED TO RANDALL BROWN. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Record
- SN01021901-W 20060408/060406220344 (fbodaily.com)
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