Notice of Intent to Sole Source Tender in USA - 146255018

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Deadline: 03 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 31 Jul 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 146255018

Document Ref. No.: 1240BD26P0040

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) intends to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Vence Corp (16855 W Bernardo Dr, Ste 100, San Diego, CA 92127).
The regulatory authority for this non-competitive commercial acquisition is FAR Subpart 12.2 (Streamlined Procedures for Commercial Products) and FAR 12.102 (Brand Name/Single Source Restrictions for Commercial Products). This procurement is for proprietary Vence Solar 24V US Base Stations to support the agency's Grazing Action Plan across western states.
The USFS requires Virtual Fence (VF) base station towers to establish invisible containment barriers for domestic livestock grazing. This equipment minimizes physical boundaries, directly improving native wildlife habitat and migration corridors.
Brand Name: Vence
Model: Base Station, Solar, 24V, US (Self-Install and Assisted-Install Models
Market research confirms that Vence is the only commercial provider capable of meeting the agency's strict technical and regional operational mandates:
Proprietary Software Lock-in: Vence is the sole proprietor of the closed-source software required to communicate with and control the active livestock collar fleet deployed across the region. Alternative hardware cannot run this software.
Regional Infrastructure Continuity: The USFS maintains a substantial capital investment in active Vence base station towers across multiple western districts. Introducing a non-Vence brand would fragment the grid, as competing architectures cannot interoperate with existing infrastructure.
Avoidance of Duplication of Costs: Procuring an alternative system would require a total, cost-prohibitive infrastructure teardown and replacement of all active field assets and collars to maintain a single management interface.
Zero Cellular Reliance: Vence hardware functions entirely via long-range radio frequencies, eliminating dependency on commercial cellular coverage in remote Forest Se...
Notice ID: 1240bd26p0040

Department/Ind. Agency: agriculture, department of

Original Set Aside: total small business set-aside (far 19.5)

Sub-tier: forest service

Office: usda-fs, csa northwest 2

Product Service Code: 5825 - radio navigation equipment, except airborne

NAICS Code: 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Inactive Dates: aug 18, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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