B--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TO ICHAUWAY INC. FOR GRAY FOX SPATIAL MOVEMENT TRACKING FOR US ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMAND FORT SAM HOUSTON TEXAS

The US Army Environmental Command, Fort Sam Houston, TX intends to negotiate solely (as prescribed in FAR 6.302-1) with Inchauway Inc.. This PR will consist of Gray Fox spatial movement tracking. The Contractor shall purchase 25 fox-suitable GPS tracking collars with data quote mark store-on-board quote mark capability. Be able to use baited foothold traps, to trap no less than 20 gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and affix collars programmed to record latitude/longitude coordinates at the rate of one location every four hours, for 12 months. At the start of the study of the year-long monitoring period, supply the customer with sex, age, and body weight information, and the collaring state for each fox. Shortly after the collar retrieval, provide the raw data of the coordinate locations and date/time of locations for each tracked fox. Supply customer with American Veterinary Medical Association guideline-consistent Animal Care and Use Committee protocol. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 114210 and the size standard is $4,000,000. Interested persons may identify their interest, in writing, to the Government point of contact. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 12:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, 20 September 2013. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is CPT William C. Collier, Contract Specialist, email: [email protected].