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USGS Sole Source Intent for TELONICS Radio Collars for Wildlife Tracking

This notice announces the USGS's intent to issue a sole source purchase order to TELONICS INC for radio collars used in wildlife tracking projects. - Agency: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior - Purpose: Procurement of radio collars for wildlife tracking at Grand Teton National Park (NPS) and the National Elk Refuge (USFWS) - Requirement: Equipment must be fully compatible with existing government software for data collection, transmission, and analysis - Sole Source Justification: - TELONICS INC is the only known vendor whose radio collars are natively compatible with current systems - Switching to another vendor would require significant modification or replacement of existing software and processes - NAICS Code: 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing) - Quantities/Part Numbers: Not specified in the notice - Competition: Not open, but capability statements from other vendors will be considered - Commercial Opportunity: Potential for other vendors to submit capability statements if they can meet compatibility requirements

Description

This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source. The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to award a purchase order to TELONICS INC. The award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the applicable simplified acquisition procedures.Staff at Grand Teton National Park (NPS) and the National Elk Refuge (USFWS) jointly conduct multiple wildlife tracking projects involving species that routinely move between the two jurisdictions. These interagency efforts rely on standardized data formats, shared processing code, and integrated visualization tools that have been collaboratively developed and refined. Maintaining compatibility with these systems is essential to ensuring continuity of operations, data integrity, and seamless interagency data sharingThe required radio collars must be fully compatible with the Governments existing software environment for data collection, transmission, and analysis. TELONICS is the only known vendor that provides equipment natively compatible with these systems. Other vendors products would require significant modification or replacement of existing software and processes, which would increase costs, introduce technical risk, and disrupt ongoing operations purpose. This notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government. The NAICS 334220-Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing.Responses or inquiries shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to victor_nuno@ios.doi.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than, July 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Responses submitted by hardcopy or through any other web portal shall not be accepted or considered.

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