MODIFICATION
58 -- Walrus Telemetry Transmitters
- Notice Date
- 3/2/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS BRANCH OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DR. EAST, MODOC HALL STE 2002 SACRAMENTO CA 95819
- ZIP Code
- 95819
- Solicitation Number
- 10WRQQ0126
- Response Due
- 3/11/2010
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2011
- Point of Contact
- VERITA FRIESNER CONTRACTING SPECIALIST 9162789328 vfriesner@usgs.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This annoucement inadvertantly went out as a Presolicitation Notice/Procurement, it is now corrected to be a Combined Synopisi/Solicitation. This is a combined synopsis-solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and A SEPERATE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.The U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK has a requirement for the following telemetry products to be used for walrus research. QUANTITIES ARE CHANGED AS FOLLOWS:18 (ea) Walrus transmitters, MFG: Telonics LPT-125 or equal, delivery by 05/24/201018 (ea) LPT-125 Housing or equal, delivery by 05/24/201018 (ea) Walrus transmitters, MFG: Telonics LPT-145 or equal, delivery by 05/24/201018 (ea) LPT-145 Housing or equal, delivery by 05/24/2010 Optional Items for increased quantity may be required for delivery by 06/21/2010, pending availability of funds:Up to 10 (ea) Walrus transmitters, MFG: Telonics LPT-125 or equalUp to 10 (ea) LPT-125 Housing or equalUp to 10 (ea) Walrus transmitters, MFG: Telonics LPT-145 or equalUp to 10 (ea) LPT-145 Housing or equal Optional Items for increased quantity may be required for delivery by 08/23/2010, pending availability of funds:Up to 40 (ea) Walrus transmitters, MFG: Telonics LPT-125 and/or LPT-145, or equal, delivery by 08/23/2010, pending availability of funds (Pricing should be provided for both models at 40 each, however no more than 40 additional units of one or a combination of the models will be ordered.) Salient Characteristics:The LPT-145 model is designed to be identical in characteristics to the LPT 125 with a reduced size and an increased functional life.The transmitters are capable of (1) remote deployment on walruses without the use of immobilizing chemicals; (2) enduring physical shocks of remote deployment and daily wear on free-ranging walruses inhabiting ice bearing waters and coastal haulouts; (3) acquiring walrus haulout and foraging behavior records data based on hourly on-board processing of conductivity and pressure transducer sensor data as specified by USGS (haulted out = 1 if more than 90% of conductivity readings indicate a dry state; and forage = 1 if more than 50% of pressure readings indicate a depth of 10 m or deeper); (3) produced transmissions that may be relayed through the Argos satellite data collection system that encode a message containing 119 hours of accumulated behavior data, a low voltage indicator, and a check sum; (4) producing a minimum transmission power of 0.5 watts; (5) achieving a minimal functional longevity of 7 weeks with a daily duty cycle of 12 hours on and a 60 second transmission intervals; and (6) be fit with a mechanism that allows activation of the transmitter under arctic field conditions. To enable remote deployment of transmitters units shall not exceed 140g mass and shall be configured to accept a deployment mechanism that may be propelled by a crossbow and to be securely fit to a standard USGS sub-dermal anchor. This solicitation document contains incorporated provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-38, dated 10 January 2010. The solicitation number for this procurement is 10WRQQ0126 and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This is 100% set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334220, Radio and Television broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, with an applicable size standard of 750 Employees.Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Request for Quotation (RFQ) should be submitted and shall contain the following information: RFQ NUMBER; TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS; NAME, ADDRESS; TELEPHONE NUMBER OF OFFEROR; TERMS OF THE EXPRESSED WARRANTY; ANY DISCOUNT TERMS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (if applicable). Signed quotes must indicate quantity, unit price and total amount for each item. Offerors shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation. Quote shall also contain all other documentation specified herein.EVALUATION/AWARD: The Government will award a purchase order to the offeror whose price is judged to represent the best value to the government. Evaluation criteria are as follows Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (List Salient Characteristics if other than brand name)/ Price. For other than brand name offers, offeror must provide descriptive literature and/or specifications which demonstrate their items compliance with the salient characteristics described herein.All offerors must be Central Contractor Registered (CCR) and online representation and certification application (ORCA) must be activated. ORCA registration for on line representation and certification requirements may be viewed via the internet at www.bpn.gov. Information concerning CCR requirements may be viewed via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CCR Registration Centers at 1-888-227-2423. Offerors that fail to furnish the required representation information via submission or ORCA registration, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. LATE OFFERS: Request for Quotations or modification of quotes received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified for receipt of offers WILL NOT be considered.The listed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference. All FAR Clauses may be viewed in full text via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/; Federal Acquisition Regulation Table of Contents.This solicitation incorporates by reference,FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3, 52.212-5, and 52.211-06 Brand Name or Equal are attached.Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.212-5 the following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003)(15 U.S.C. 644); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (JUNE 2007) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Against Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons.52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008) (E.O's, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C. 3553 and 40 U.S.C.759); FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer; FAR 52.217-7, Option for Increased Quantity - Separately Priced Line Item;RESPONSE TIME: REQUEST FOR QUOTATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AT:US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BRANCH OF ACQUSITIONS AND GRANTS, 3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DR EAST, STE 2002, SACRAMENTO, CA 95819 Quotes may be submitted via email to the attention of Verita Friesner at vfriesner@usgs.gov NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. P.S.T. on 11 March 2010. ALL QUOTES SHALL BE MARKED WITH REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) NUMBER AND TITLE. THIS PURCHASE IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
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