D--SATELLITE SERVICES

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Contracting and General Services in Falls Church, VA intends to award to CLS America, Inc., 4300 Forbes Blvd Ste 110, Lanham, MD 20706 to provide satellite services for transmitters to be attached to Hawaiian short-eared owls (pueo). The objective of this work is to provide global position location data for satellite transmitters attached to pueo to follow their movements throughout the year. This is a pilot study to gather initial data on pueo activity and movement patterns and to test feasibility of field methods. These efforts will inform future efforts and may lead to the initiation of future long-term research and monitoring to improve understanding and conservation of pueo in Hawaii. Argos was developed under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES, the French space agency), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, USA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, USA). The system utilizes both ground and satellite-based resources to accomplish its mission. This fully integrated system works to conveniently locate and deliver data from the most remote platforms to the user's desktop, often in near real-time. Argos is operated by CLS/Argos, based in Toulouse, France. CLS has a subsidiary in the U.S., CLS America, Inc. This requirement is for a Base Year plus three Option Years. The proposed contract is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). All responsible sources may identify their interest and capability for this requirement by responding to this announcement. All proposals received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of Contact(s): Sarah DeLawder - [email protected]