MODIFICATION
59 -- Purchase of Passive Integrated Transponder Tags for Research Purposes associated with the Northwestern Division's Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program (AFEP). This requirement will be a Base Year with two Option Year Periods.
- Notice Date
- 11/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Walla Walla, 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
- ZIP Code
- 99362-1876
- Solicitation Number
- W912EF-12-R-0036
- Response Due
- 11/26/2012
- Archive Date
- 1/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Vicky Challis, 509-527-7210
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Walla Walla
(vicky.r.challis@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a pre-solicitation notice that a solicitation is scheduled to be released via FebBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in the near future detailing requirements for a supply IDIQ requirement entitled: quote mark Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags quote mark. less than br / greater than less than br / greater than SYNOPSIS: The US Army Corps of Engineers plans to purchase passive integrated transponder (PIT) (134 - 136 kHz) tags for the next three years for research purposes associated with the Northwestern Division's Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program (AFEP). A PIT tag is classified as a sonar reading tag under the Standard Industrial Code #3812 and is subject to radio frequency licensing. The PIT tags needed are glass-encapsulated electronic device measuring approximately 12-12.5 mm long by 2.0- 2.1 mm in diameter for the large smolts and 8.5-9.0 mm long by 2.0-2.1 mm in diameter for the small smolts. The tag can be coded with one of 35 billion unique codes. As the tagged fish out-migration occurs, it passes though electronic interrogation coils established at seven permanent juvenile detection sites located at federal dams in the Columbia River Basin and other rivers, streams, adult ladders, etc. Each PIT tag must provide the necessary readability, reliability, high performance standard, and uniquely coded passive integrated transponder tag designed for all detection devices on the Columbia River Basin. Each tag must satisfy the Corps's requirements (without requiring major purchases of new receiver equipment (134-136 kHz range), new design of the Corner Collector technology, or compromised reliability). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a series of tests to evaluate how well new tag models would perform in the current network of interrogation systems. The type of test performed on the PIT tags are physical and electrical parameters (measurements, weight, resonant frequency, turn-on voltage), read ranges under different noise levels, maximum read speed under different noise levels, and impact of tag grouping on reading efficiencies (how close different groups of tags could be to each other without interfering with the transceiver's ability to detect the individual tags). Performance test are held in a controlled laboratory environment as well as under field conditions. PIT tags must have been tested by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and approved by the PIT Tag Steering Committee which consists of members of various regional fisheries organizations. PIT tags cannot interfere with other manufacture products that are already in use. There can be no measureable effect on other manufacturer's products already used in the Columbia River Basin. The supplier must be able to produce and provide large quantities of PIT tags in a short time frame in order to meet delivery dates driven by the timing of out-migrating juvenile salmonids and research activities. Other Information: The solicitation will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities web site (www.fbo.gov) when released. Solicitation is scheduled to be issued as an IDIQ contract. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only. Conducting Business with the Government: In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be SAM registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at www.sam.gov. By submission of a quote, a vendor acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. No CD's or hard copies will be available. The Government is not responsible for any loss of interest, connectivity, or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. Please indicate your interest by submitting a detailed statement of your firm's capabilities to supply the required items in a timely manner.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA68/W912EF-12-R-0036/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Walla Walla 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA less than br greater than 99362-1876 less than br greater than US
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Record
- SN02934370-W 20121122/121120234257-0a7bb4232eb091eb7d2c538363809cf1 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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