Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award
Deadline: 29 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 24 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 143902516
Document Ref. No.: DOIFFBO260115
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Communications Branch intends to award a firm fixed price sole source under the authority of FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and (ii), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).: Telonics, INC.932 E Impala AVEMesa, Arizona85204-6618, United StatesThe North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, and the Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 5895, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. The object of this sole source award is to require the purchase and refurbish global positioning system (GPS) radio collars to monitor grizzly bear movements set up with option years in the Cabinet, Purcell, and Selkirk Mountains of Montana, Idaho and Washington. Monitoring these animals supports the recovery efforts in these Endangered Species Act threatened populations. Monitoring of movements is necessary as wildlife populations move across the Northern Rockies landscape in response to changes in distribution and abundance of habitats and key foods resulting from population shifts and growth.Telonics is the manufacturer of our existing collars that transmit data to us through a third party (Metocean / Iridium). These collars collect and store grizzly bear position data using GPS satellites_ for later download via the internet. The third party assembles all data from these collars and directs it to us through proprietary software for storage in our data archival system. The collars can be refurbished as opposed to buying brand new collars a...
Notice ID: doiffbo260115
Department/Ind. Agency: interior, department of the
Sub-tier: us fish and wildlife service
Office: fws, it goods
Product Service Code: 5895 - miscellaneous communication equipment
NAICS Code: 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: jun 30, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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